Status:

COMPLETED

The Child in Context Intervention Study

Lead Sponsor:

Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Research Council of Norway

Oslo University Hospital

Conditions:

Rehabilitation

Brain Injuries

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-16 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Children with acquired brain injury (ABI) often struggle with complex impairments, including cognitive (such as memory and attention), social, emotional and behavioral challenges. There is a lack of e...

Detailed Description

There is considerable knowledge about how to help children with ABI during the first, acute and post-acute stages. Yet, impairments are often long lasting and, due to the vulnerability of children's d...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • School-aged (6-16 years) children with clinical ABI-diagnosis and CT/MRI verified injury-related intracranial abnormalities, 1 year or more after injury. We anticipate including patients with the following etiologies: Traumatic brain injury (TBI), cerebrovascular incidents, anoxia, encephalitis and non-progressive brain tumors.
  • The above-mentioned children, and/or their parents, report ABI-related cognitive, emotional, or behavioral problems that affect participation in activities with family, friends, school and/or community.
  • The children attend school regularly, with or without injury-related adaptations.
  • The family is able to actively participate in a goal-oriented approach, this includes speaking sufficiently Norwegian. An exception can be made for parents who speak English but are able to understand and read Norwegian.
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Patients with severe pre- or comorbid neurological or neuropsychiatric disorders that would confound assessment and/or treatment outcomes.
  • Patients with brain tumors in active treatment or at great risk of relapse (i.e., unstable condition).
  • Patients with severe psychiatric illness or children with injuries so severe that they are in institutionalized care most of the time.
  • Parental severe psychiatric illness, drug abuse or indications of a history of or risk of domestic violence.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 10 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 6 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    58 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04798859

    Start Date

    May 10 2021

    End Date

    December 6 2023

    Last Update

    December 13 2023

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    Sunnaas Rehabilitaion Hospital

    Nesoddtangen, Akershus, Norway, 1453