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Longitudinal Communication Outcomes Following Traumatic Brain Injury
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$798,171.00
Summary
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of disability in young Australians. The condition frequently manifests in impaired verbal communication. Communication is essential to successful rehabilitation, and return to society. However, the critical time for delivery of optimal treatment for communication remains unknown. This prospective longitudinal study will examine communication recovery following (TBI) to identify predictors of recovery and the best time to offer treatment.
Long Term Follow-up Of Two Randomised Controlled Trials Of Treatment For Depression And Alcohol-other Drug Comorbidity
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$252,925.00
Summary
This study proposes the long term follow-up of participants in two of the first and largest studies of psychological treatment for people with co-occurring depression and alcohol-other drug use problems ever conducted. This is a crucial next step in research on the effectiveness of psychological treatment among this highly prevalent yet often neglected section of the community.
The Australia And New Zealand Fontan Registry: A Growing Population Of Young Adults With Heart Failure
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$129,103.00
Summary
The Fontan procedure is an operation performed for all children with heart defects who cannot be repaired with 2 pumping chambers like a normal heart. It is expected that after 2 or 3 decades, these patients will either die or need a heart transplantation. We want to establish a registry to evaluate the number and status of this increasing patient population. This study may foresee and even prevent a sudden burden on the health system caused by their needs.
Improving Long-term Mortality Rates Following Sepsis.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$99,682.00
Summary
It is estimated that 37.9 million patients survive sepsis each year. Studies have demonstrated that among patients who survive for 30 days after admission for sepsis, over 40% die in the following two years. There are currently no guidelines that provide recommendations on post-hospital management of sepsis. This research programme aims to identify those patients at greatest risk of death and implement post-sepsis care with the aim to significantly reduce long-term mortality after sepsis.
Optimising Corticosteroid Injection For Lateral Epicondylalgia With Physiotherapy: A Randomised Placebo Control Trial.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$373,393.00
Summary
Tennis elbow affects just under 1% of patients seeing a doctor and on average 10-30% need to take 12 weeks off work. Two popular treatments are physiotherapy and corticosteroid injections. We have recently shown that whilst injection is superior in the short term (3 weeks) compared to physiotherapy, it is responsible for 9 times more recurrences. We seek a solution for the downside to steroid injections, by studying the effects of adding physiotherapy; as such it will address a major problem.
A Multi-centre, Randomised, Controlled Trial Of BAL Directed Therapy In Young Children With Cystic Fibrosis.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$571,750.00
Summary
The management of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) aims to delay the inevitable progression of lung disease that results from chronic lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and inflammation. Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are increasingly used as research and clinical tools in the management of LRTI in CF infants and are integral to the monitoring of future drug trials and gene therapy. Early LRTI particularly with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) in CF is associated ....The management of children with cystic fibrosis (CF) aims to delay the inevitable progression of lung disease that results from chronic lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) and inflammation. Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) are increasingly used as research and clinical tools in the management of LRTI in CF infants and are integral to the monitoring of future drug trials and gene therapy. Early LRTI particularly with Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) in CF is associated with a decline in pulmonary function and an increase in morbidity and mortality. Many CF centres internationally now treat young children with CF using aggressive antibiotic protocols in an attempt to eradicate infection. Most centres use oropharyngeal specimens to diagnose LRTI with a sensitivity of around 45% and specificity of around 90%. Thus many children miss out on treatment or are exposed unnecessarily to antibiotics. The use of antibiotics themselves may increase the risk of infection with resistant organisms thus complicating the design of drug trials in young children as monitoring for the emergence of resistant new organisms requires BAL. It is thus of key importance that the safety and value of FB and BAL is examined and long term outcomes are obtained. The financial costs of managing patients with CF in Australia may be estimated at more than $85 million-annum. Early intervention strategies may reduce health costs because of improved morbidity or may increase costs due to the intervention. This will be the first time an economic evaluation of early management and the cost effectiveness of an intervention in children with CF has been undertaken which will enable responsible health care planning for this important group of patients. This trial provides a unique opportunity to study the relationship between LRTI and inflammation and long term outcomes such as lung function and radiological scores and will provide key evidence for designing future trials.Read moreRead less
Early Antipsychotic Exposure During Childhood And Adolescence: Does It Lead To Long Term Brain And Behaviour Changes In Adulthood?
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$318,768.00
Summary
Mental health problems affect at least 9% of Australia's 4.1 million children. With the trend towards prescribing antipsychotic medication “off-label” to control these mental disorders in young people and the long-term consequences of doing so unknown, this timely research program aims to address a critical health issue by providing clinicians with valuable information so they can better balance the risk/benefit ratio before prescribing antipsychotics to young people.
Evaluating “Standing Tall” – An Engaging Home-based Exercise Program Using Mobile Technology For Maximizing Long-term Adherence And Preventing Falls In Older People: Randomized Controlled Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$791,081.00
Summary
Current evidence suggests that older people have to exercise for two hours per week for six months to prevent falls, with a strong focus on balance exercises. We have developed and tested an engaging home-based balance training program delivered through mobile (tablet) technology, called ‘Standing Tall’. We propose a randomised controlled trial to examine the effectiveness of our program for preventing falls in 500 community-dwelling older people, in addition to adherence- and cost-analyses.