Predicting the Probability of Return To Work After Injury

Trauma Clinical Trial

Official title:

Predicting the Probability of Return to Work After Injury in Hong Kong: Prospective Multicentre Cohort Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03219424
• Other study ID #: CREC2016.667-T
• Status: Completed
• Start date: September 1, 2017
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: March 2022
• Source: Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

To evaluate return to work (RTW) status after moderate and major trauma in Hong Kong at one year after injury. To derive reliable prediction models for return to work.

Description:

Background:

Trauma is a leading cause not only of death worldwide but also of disability, and in Hong Kong it ranks sixth as a cause of death for all age groups. The implementation of trauma systems has improved the survival of injured patients in many settings including Hong Kong. However, the aim of trauma care for the injured person is not only to prolong life but also to restore patients to the best possible health status, and where applicable, to return to work. Survivors of trauma often experience late sequelae that have a major impact on almost all aspects of everyday life, and improvements in functional outcome and health status may continue for at least five years post-injury.

Objectives:

1. to evaluate return to work (RTW) status after moderate and major trauma in Hong Kong at one year after injury;

2. to derive reliable prediction models for RTW.

Study design:

This is a multi-centre, prospective long-term follow up cohort study of the 1163 trauma patients admitted to the Prince of Wales Hospital (PWH), Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) and Tuen Mun Hospital (TMH) in Hong Kong in 2017-2018. Patients will be recruited within four weeks of ED attendance as soon as the patient is clinically stable and conscious. The follow-up period for return to work status of the 1163 trauma patients will extend from baseline to one year after trauma.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1115
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18 years or above

• Eligible for the trauma registry

• Working or seeking employment before injury

Exclusion Criteria:

• Isolated hip or pathological fractures

• Injury severity score (ISS) of 1

• Patients who are unwilling to enter the study

• Patients who have left Hong Kong

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Trauma

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Prince of Wales Hospital	Sha Tin	NT

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chinese University of Hong Kong	Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Tuen Mun Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

References & Publications (1)

Hung KKC, Leung LY, Yeung JHH, Wong TK, Yiu TY, Leung YK, Chan LPS, Wong JKS, Leung MPS, Goggins WB, Chan DYC, Lui CT, Ng WK, Ho HF, Cheng CH, Cheung NK, Graham CA. Return to work after injury in Hong Kong: prospective multi-center cohort study. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg. 2022 Feb 17. doi: 10.1007/s00068-022-01899-x. [Epub ahead of print] — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Return to work status at 12 months after injury	The proportion of trauma patients who return to work at 12 months after injury	12 months after injury
Secondary	Change of Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOSE) over time	Change of GOSE over time	On admission, 30 days after injury, 3 months after injury, 6 months after injury, 9 month after injury and 12 months after injury