New grant strengthens research into concussion
Over the next three years, researchers from Aarhus University and Hammel Neurorehabilitation Centre will develop, implement and test an intervention programme for adults who have suffered a concussion. The project is financed with a grant of DKK 6.6 million from the Danish health insurance scheme "Denmark".
Concussion is the most common form of head injury in Denmark with approx. 25,000 registered cases annually. While the vast majority recover relatively quickly, some find that symptoms such as insomnia, dizziness and headaches remain for months or even years after the injury, which can negatively impact quality of life and cause stress, anxiety and depression.
With a new intervention programme called GAIN (Get Going After Concussion), the researchers will now try to help those patients who experience long-term symptoms. GAIN has already shown promising results in hospitals, and Research Director and Clinical Professor Jørgen Feldbæk Nielsen and his research group will work over the next three years to develop, test and adapt the programme for use at municipal level.
The hope is for GAIN to assist in reducing the symptoms, so that patients can quickly return to an active life. If the results are as promising as the researchers hope, GAIN will be implemented in the five municipal health clusters in the Central Denmark Region.
The Danish health insurance scheme "Denmark" has granted DKK 6.6 million to the research project.
Contact
Research Director, Clinical Professor & Consultant Jørgen Feldbæk Nielsen
Aarhus University, Department of Clinical Medicine and
Regional Hospital, Hammel Neurorehabilitation Centre
Tel.: (+45) 8762 3560
Email: jfn@clin@au.dk
This coverage is based on press material from the Central Denmark Region.