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Can money problems delay trauma recovery? a new study investigates

NCT ID NCT07795216

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 31, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study follows 185 adults in the Netherlands who are hospitalized with serious trauma injuries. Researchers will ask them to fill out short questionnaires about their quality of life, pain, fatigue, and daily functioning at several points over a year. The goal is to see whether people with financial difficulties recover differently from those with more resources. The findings could help make physical therapy more accessible and better tailored for patients who face economic barriers.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Questionnaires (PROMIS) to measure quality of life and recovery, with no medical treatment involved.
What this could lead to
If successful, this could reveal how financial hardship affects recovery from trauma and point toward more affordable, tailored physical therapy for vulnerable patients.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all trauma patients, and the follow-up period is limited to one year.

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Study facts

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Participants

About 153 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

Sep 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

The study population consists of patients 18 years or older with trauma-related injuries admitted to the Radboud University Medical Center (Radboudumc). In the Netherlands, 722,050 people experience trauma-related injuries each year \[1\]. In 2024, a total of 75,232 patients with injuries were registered in the National Trauma Registry (LRT) \[13\]. At the Radboud University Medical Center, we treated 508 severely injured patients in 2024 (Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥16). Data for patients with an ISS between 9 and 15, treated at the Radboud University Medical Center, is not available.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults ≥ 18 years 2. Trauma-related injury and an Injury Severity Score (ISS) ≥ 9 points 3. Admitted ≥ 24 hours to the Radboudumc Exclusion Criteria: 1. Delirium, dementia, or depression 2. Unable to participate in the informed consent procedure 3. Life expectancy \< 3 months

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Conditions

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injury posterior leukoencephalopathy syndrome

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PROMS Quality of life

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Radboud University Medical Center

    RECRUITING

    Nijmegen, Gelderland, 6525, Netherlands

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