Clinical Trial: Education Program for Burn Patients

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial on Telephone Follow-up in Rehabilitation of Burn Patients: Impact on Health Status

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of an educative program including telephone follow-up for burn patients regarding the impact of this intervention on the health status and return to work at six months after hospital discharge.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo

Current Primary Outcome: change from baseline in perceived health status at six months [ Time Frame: six months ]

The questionnaire "Burns Specific Health Scale- Revised" developed by Blalock; Bunker; De Vellis (1994), adapted by Ferreira et al. (2008) to Brasilian people, will be used to collect the data at six months between groups.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: comparison the return to work of burn victims between groups [ Time Frame: baseline and six months ]

To compare the return to work of burns victims in intervention group with the return to work of burns victims in control group at six months after hospital discharge, proportions will be calculated (returned to work: yes/no)


Original Secondary Outcome: comparison the return to work of burn victims between groups [ Time Frame: baseline and six months ]

To compare the return to work of burns victims in IG with the return to work of burns victims in CG at six months after hospital discharge, proportions will be calculated (returned to work: yes/no)


Information By: University of Sao Paulo

Dates:
Date Received: June 21, 2011
Date Started: July 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 22, 2014
Last Verified: May 2014