Can better sleep help heal a brain injury? new study investigates

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Part 1 Inclusion criteria: * Age 18-60 years * Patients presenting to the Emergency Department within 24 hours of head injury * Medically diagnosed TBI of any severity * Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score documented on admission * Able to provide informed consent to take part in the study * To be able to wear an activity tracker for a period of 2 weeks, in usual home environment within 12 weeks of injury Exclusion criteria: * Unable to understand the study requirements or give informed consent * Other diagnosed neurological condition such as, but not limited to, stroke, brain tumour, epilepsy, motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease, or spinal cord injury * No definition of TBI or description of TBI severity, patient report only, or unknown time since injury * Pre-existing sleep disorder (self-reported or from clinical records) * Individuals that have working patterns that include night shifts * Not contactable via telephone, letter or email Part 2 Inclusion criteria: * Age 18-60 years * Medically diagnosed TBI of any severity * Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score documented in medical notes * Able to provide informed consent to take part in the study * TBI sustained \>12 months * Able to wear an activity tracker in usual home environment for a period of 2 weeks Exclusion criteria: * Unable to understand the study requirements or give informed consent * Other diagnosed neurological condition such as, but not limited to, stroke, brain tumour, epilepsy, motor neuron disease, Parkinson's disease, or spinal cord injury * No definition of TBI or description of TBI severity, patient report only, or unknown time since injury * Pre-existing sleep disorder (self-reported or from clinical records) * Individuals that have working patterns that include night shifts * Not contactable via telephone, letter or email Part 2 - For clinicians Inclusion criteria: * A registered healthcare professional working at Nottingham University Hospitals Trust * Clinical experience of delivering rehabilitation services to participants with TBI that have been recruited to the study Exclusion criteria: * Not contactable via telephone, letter or email * Unable to understand the study requirements or give informed consent Part 3 • Inclusion/Exclusion criteria as stated above. 50% of participants will be recruited from Part 1, and 50% of participants will be recruited from Part 2 for both studies.