@article{ref1,
title="Evaluation of an International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health-based rehabilitation for thermal burn injuries: a prospective non-randomized design",
journal="Trials",
year="2019",
author="Neubauer, Hubert and Stolle, Annette and Ripper, Sabine and Klimitz, Felix and Ziegenthaler, Hans and Strupat, Mareike and Kneser, Ulrich and Harhaus, Leila",
volume="20",
number="1",
pages="e752-e752",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Severe burn injuries result in relevant restrictions of physical capacity as well as psychological and social integrity and require a specialized rehabilitation. There is a common agreement, among national as well as international burn associations, that burn rehabilitation is a complex, dynamic process which needs an interdisciplinary and specialized treatment team. There is wide agreement that more research is needed in this field. <br><br>METHODS/DESIGN: The aim of the study is to examine the effectiveness and efficiency of our new ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health)-based rehabilitation for thermal injuries. Because of ethical reasons, we have chosen a prospective non-randomized design, which takes place at two different rehabilitation centers. At center A, a newly developed ICF-based rehabilitation program was established; at rehabilitation center B, a well-established rehabilitation program has existed for 20 years and is used as reference. The primary research question addresses the &quot;Pre-post comparison of the physical and psychological outcome measurements,&quot; secondary question I looks at the &quot;Examination of the non-inferiority of the new treatment concept with the established concept,&quot; and secondary question II is the &quot;Analysis of the rehabilitation process based on the rehabilitation cycle.&quot; Only patients of the two burn rehabilitation centers who are insured by workers' compensation will be asked to participate in this study to avoid outcome bias by insurance status. A physical examination (physical working capacity testing, grip strength, range of motion, and scar evaluation by Cutometer and Vancouver Scar Scale) and a standardized questionnaire battery (Burn Specific Health Scale-Brief , Short Form 36, Impact of Event Scale-Revised, the German version of the Symptom Checklist, the Freiburg Social Support Questionnaire, Patient/Client Satisfaction Questionnaire, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand, and Lower Extremity Functional Scale ) measure physical and psychological conditions. Data will be taken on admission, during stay, and on discharge of the rehabilitation program and at follow-up 3 and 12 months after discharge. A minimum of 162 participants will be enrolled in this clinical longitudinal, prospective, observational study. <br><br>DISCUSSION: The proof of the effectiveness of the ICF-based rehabilitation program for thermal injuries will give evidence in a comprehensive way for the first time in this field. As result, a standardized rehabilitation concept will be introduced, which can be provided to other rehabilitation institutions treating thermal injuries. TRIAL REGISTRATION: German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS00017702. Registered on 2 September 2019.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1745-6215",
doi="10.1186/s13063-019-3910-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3910-6"
}