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Motor DysfunctionNCT02614677

To Advance the New Disability Evaluation System in Taiwan

An observational study of Motor Dysfunction, run by Changhua Christian Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Before 2007, the disability evaluation was based on the medical model in Taiwan. According to the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act announced on 11 July 2007, the assessment of a person's eligibility for disability benefits has to be determined as suffering one of eight malfunction categories based on the… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Motor Dysfunction
How many people
250 participants
Where
1 siteTaiwan
Study dates
Aug 2014to Dec 2014
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: People with disabilities want to issue a disability identification

Who may be able to join

  • comply with a standard of the disability evaluation

Who cannot join

  • no

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Taiwan1 site
  • Changhua Christian Hospital

    Dawan, Changhua, 500

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About this study

Before 2007, the disability evaluation was based on the medical model in Taiwan. According to the People with Disabilities Rights Protection Act announced on 11 July 2007, the assessment of a person's eligibility for disability benefits has to be determined as suffering one of eight malfunction categories based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) framework. People with disabilities want to issue a disability identification and other welfare \& services need processes of evaluation \& assessment based on the ICF framework for the evaluation report and result of living need by the committee composed of professionals from medicine, social work, special education and employment counseling and evaluation.

In this year, investigators planed the project with the Taiwan Society of ICF to develop the evaluation form. The experts from various disciplines of the ICF Office convened internal integration meetings to reach a consensus for developed the ICF evaluation form, add the code of pain and sleep and the items from Short-Form 12 for quality of life to the questionnaire. The results were used to analysis other relevant factors affecting the disability evaluation. And then add the core set from World Health Organization to both physical and mental disorders linked coding group, compared the new disability evaluation system and evaluate the living need of people with disability to provide suggestion for core set.

Keywords
Disability Evaluation System, SF-12, ICF model
Medical subject headings
Neurologic Manifestations

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Assessment of Quality of life by disability evaluate system

    Measured: One day when patients came first

  2. Pain intensity on the Numerical Rating Scale

    Measured: One day when patients came first

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Nov 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2014
  3. Primary completionDec 2014
  4. Study completionDec 2014

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
250 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02614677
Sponsor's protocol ID
CCH-140713
Status last verified
Nov 2015
First submitted
8 Nov 2015
Last updated
25 Nov 2015
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Motor Dysfunction, run by Changhua Christian Hospital at 1 site in Taiwan.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Nov 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Taiwan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Assessment of Quality of life by disability evaluate system (time frame: One day when patients came first). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Nov 2015.

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