The Bern Rehab Registry

Last updated: August 15, 2024
Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Cancer

Vascular Diseases

Musculoskeletal Diseases

Treatment

Comprehensive disease-specific rehabilitation

Clinical Study ID

NCT06516172
2024-00480
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This study examines the health outcomes of patients with long-term illnesses such as cancer, heart, lung, or musculoskeletal diseases who participate in a rehabilitation programme. The programme may involve staying in a facility (inpatient), visiting a facility (outpatient), home-based care supported by digital health tools (telerehabilitation), or a combination of facility- and home-based options.

The key health outcomes being measured include physical fitness and strength, body composition (like body fat and muscle mass), specific risk factors related to the diseases, and patients' self-reported health and experience outcomes, such as feelings of anxiety, depression, fatigue, overall quality of life, and satisfaction with the rehabilitation programme.

These measurements provide important information about the patients' lung, heart, and muscle health, as well as their mental well-being. They also help to predict the likelihood of further health complications, the chance of needing to be hospitalized again, and overall quality of life. This information is useful for improving the quality of care, tailoring future provision of rehabilitation services and long-term care for patients with chronic conditions.

Additionally, the study will provide insights into how new technologies like telerehabilitation are implemented, including how well they are adopted, followed, and accepted by patients.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients aged 18 years and older with a chronic non-communicable disease

  • Signed general informed consent

  • Referral to a comprehensive disease-specific rehabilitation program

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Refuted or missing general informed consent for further use of health-related dataand samples.

Study Design

Total Participants: 30000
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Comprehensive disease-specific rehabilitation
Phase:
Study Start date:
December 01, 2020
Estimated Completion Date:
December 31, 2030

Study Description

Background:

The global demographic landscape is shifting towards an aging population, coupled with a rise in chronic, non-communicable diseases that contribute to disability and escalating healthcare costs. Recognizing this, the World Health Organization (WHO) has identified rehabilitation as a key strategy for health in the 21st century.

Aim:

The aim of this prospective cohort study is to assess the outcomes of disease-specific comprehensive rehabilitation programmes at a tertiary referral center to improve the quality of care and formulate novel research questions.

Methods:

Consecutive patients with cancer, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or pulmonary diseases, referred for comprehensive rehabilitation to the Centre for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine (two locations - Berner Reha Centre and Inselspital) of the Insel Group, Bern, Switzerland, will be included. Patients will be counselled by trained advanced practice nurses, and type of delivery of the rehabilitation programme will be based on medical needs and patient preferences. Three-week inpatient programmes are performed at the Berner Reha Centre and Inselspital. Twelve-week outpatient programmes are performed at the Inselspital and delivered as centre-based, digitally-enhanced centre- and home-based, or home-based digital/tele rehabilitation.

Outcome assessments will be based on the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) of the World Health Organisation.

Connect with a study center

  • Berner Reha Centre, Centre for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, Insel Group

    Heiligenschwendi, Bern 3625
    Switzerland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Reha Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Centre for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine, Insel Group

    Bern, 3010
    Switzerland

    Active - Recruiting

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