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Registration number
ACTRN12609000397213
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
22/04/2009
Date registered
2/06/2009
Date last updated
5/12/2013
Type of registration
Prospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Do psychosocial factors affect return to employment following liver transplantation?
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Scientific title
Do psychosocial factors affect return to employment following liver transplantation?
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Secondary ID [1]
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Nil known
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Liver failure
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Condition category
Condition code
Public Health
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Other public health
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Observational
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Patient registry
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Target follow-up duration
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Target follow-up type
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Post transplant employment and psychosocial factors assessment questionnaire.
Each patient will be interviewed once by the researcher after signing a consent form and having viewed a research information letter. The questionnaire will be completed with the researcher to determine the patient's pre and post transplant employment status and explores psychosocial factors and demographic data. The instrument is a questionnaire used in USA research by Saab S et al (2006) modified and expanded to suit the Australian context and the aims of this research. The study will be retrospective and applied to participating liver transplant recipients from 1992 to 2009.
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Intervention code [1]
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Not applicable
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Comparator / control treatment
None
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Control group
Uncontrolled
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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To determine employment status post liver transplantation.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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From the time of enrolment to the study, when the questionnaire will be administered.
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Identification of psychosocial factors affecting employment, contained within the questionnaire.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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From the time of enrolment to the study, when the questionnaire will be administered.
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
All transplanted patients who are of employable age and more than six months post-operative.
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Minimum age
16
Years
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Maximum age
70
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
Yes
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Key exclusion criteria
Participants must be cognitively intact and not medically dependent.
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Study design
Purpose
Psychosocial
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Duration
Longitudinal
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Selection
Defined population
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Timing
Retrospective
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/08/2009
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Actual
22/02/2010
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
26/05/2010
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Date of last data collection
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Actual
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Sample size
Target
103
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Accrual to date
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Final
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Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Hospital
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Name [1]
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
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Address [1]
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Hospital Avenue
Nedland 6009
Western Australia
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Country [1]
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Australia
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Primary sponsor type
Hospital
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Name
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
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Address
Hospital Avenue
Nedland 6009
Western Australia
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Country
Australia
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Hospital Avenue Nedland 6009 Western Australia
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Ethics committee country [1]
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Australia
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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31/03/2009
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Approval date [1]
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23/04/2009
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Ethics approval number [1]
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2009-036
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Summary
Brief summary
Liver transplantation is established as the most effective therapy for patients who have end stage liver failure. Criteria to measure therapeutic success from a medical perspective are well established. Recently more attention has been focused upon quality of life issues - including societal reintegration, community engagement and employment, and their relationship to medical outcomes. At Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital there have been 223 patients who have received a liver transplant since 1994. This study will include all liver transplant who have received a liver transplant between 1994 and 2008. The aim of this study is to identify the relationship between specific psychosocial factors and the patient’s return to employment following liver transplant. The psychosocial factors to be addressed have been categorised into three groups, ‘interpersonal’ ( e.g. family and social support, strengths), ‘intrapersonal’ (e.g. motivation level, self esteem, evidence of depression ) and ‘environmental’ (e.g. income, housing, education). Patients will be asked questions in relation to these factors; the analysis will determine the degree of relationship between the factors and the incidence of return to work following transplantation. Hypotheses: Patients who have positive psychosocial influences will be more likely to return to employment post transplant. We plan to interview all patients who have had a liver transplant. Outcome measures include: Questionnaire covering demographic data, pre and post transplant employment details, income and educational levels. The questionnaire will also address psychosocial factors, which may influence return to work.
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Trial related presentations / publications
Presentation of initial results to The WA Liver Foundation Conference, Yallingup Western Australia, 20/05/2011. Presentation of results to The North American Liver Transplant Social Worker Conference, San Francisco 25/10/2012. Publication of full article accepted by Transplant Journal of Australasia for December 2013 issue.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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Mr Bruce Maguire
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Address
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Social Work Department Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Hospital Avenue Nedland 6009 Western Australia
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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61 8 9346 4666
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Fax
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61 8 9346 4609
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Vere Berger, Senior Social Worker
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Address
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Social Work Department
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Hospital Avenue
Nedland 6009
Western Australia
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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61 8 9346 4666
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Fax
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61 8 9346 4609
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Bruce Maguire, Senior Social Worker
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Address
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Social Work Department
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
Hospital Avenue
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Country
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Australia
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Phone
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61 8 9346 4666
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Fax
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61 8 9346 4609
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Email
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[email protected]
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