Actively Recruiting
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Refugees With Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment
Led by Massachusetts General Hospital · Updated on 2026-03-11
50
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
111 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
M
Massachusetts General Hospital
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are looking to see if a program created to help improve thinking and memory can work for refugees with traumatic brain injury (TBI). They're checking if this program is practical and if people find it helpful. The study will have two groups. Participants will complete a first questionnaire and then be assigned to a group by chance. One group will participate in the program immediately and then answer the second questionnaire (approximately 3 months after the first questionnaire they did). Then they will wait and then answer the third and final questionnaire approximately 6 months after the first one. The second group will wait and answer the second questionnaire approximately 3 months after the first one. Then they will receive the program and answer the third and final questionnaire (approximately 6 months after the first one they did.)
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Cognitive Rehabilitation for Refugees With Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Identify as an asylum seeker, refugee, or have been granted asylum or humanitarian relief
- Have mild or moderate traumatic brain injury sustained after age 18
- Be between 18 and 65 years old
- Experience subjective cognitive impairment
- Be proficient in English or Spanish
- Be able to provide verbal informed consent
- Be willing and able to answer questionnaires and participate in the intervention
You will not qualify if you...
- Current or recent (past 3 months) participation in cognitive rehabilitation treatment
- Severe traumatic brain injury or TBI sustained only before age 18
- Diagnosis of bipolar disorder, psychosis, active substance use, or current active suicidal thoughts or plans
- Participants with suicidal ideation may be reconsidered after 30 days
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Altaf Saadi, MD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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