Status:

COMPLETED

Telehealth-Education-Based Program for Military Caregivers of Injured Service Members With Head Injuries

Lead Sponsor:

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Conditions:

Traumatic Brain Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

19+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of a telehealth-based, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention (problem-solving training: PST) for adult informal military family...

Detailed Description

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has gained increasing attention in American society as it is now considered the "signature injury" of the Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) camp...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 19 years old
  • Meets study project definition of a military caregiver
  • Documentation or determination of an OIF/OEF deployment related TBI
  • Service member will have presented to a Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC) or military medical center
  • English-speaking
  • Has access to a telephone for the administration of measures and/or intervention calls
  • Has no significant cognitive or communication problems that might significantly interfere with adequately understanding information or talking on the telephone which will be determined by the clinical judgment of the person consenting the participant.

Exclusion

  • Has a life-threatening or other serious disease that impacts the ability to participate for the duration of the project
  • No determination or documentation of a deployment-related TBI related to OIF/OEF for the injured service member
  • Has a severe hearing impairment that impedes communication and standardized implementation of the intervention and telephone follow-up
  • Formal caregiver
  • Caregiver does not want to participate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

213 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02215187

Start Date

July 1 2013

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

March 1 2024

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35243