Status:
COMPLETED
Acute Cognitive and Neurobehavioral Intervention: Efficacy Evaluation
Lead Sponsor:
Virginia Commonwealth University
Collaborating Sponsors:
U.S. Department of Education
Conditions:
Traumatic Brain Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
To learn more about behavior and everyday functioning after brain injury, and to learn if behavior and functioning gets better with more education about changes after brain injury.
Detailed Description
To evaluate the efficacy of the First Steps intervention for improving neurobehavioral functioning, functional status, and life satisfaction, and for increasing knowledge about TBI and compensatory st...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- adults (18 years or older) who have experienced a TBI (damage to brain tissue caused by an external mechanical force as evidenced by: loss of consciousness due to brain trauma, or post traumatic amnesia, or skull fracture, or objective neurological findings that can be reasonably attributed to TBI on physical examination or mental status examination).
Exclusion
- imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization, or in imminent danger of hurting themselves or others.
- unable to tolerate treatment sessions due to physical, cognitive, behavioral, or other difficulties.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2002
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
103 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00205569
Start Date
October 1 2002
End Date
October 1 2008
Last Update
March 17 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298