Comparison of prospective memory rehabilitation programmes for adults with traumatic brain injury
Evaluation of rehabilitation strategies for prospective memory in individuals with traumatic brain injury
Griffith University
100 participants
Mar 3, 2004
Interventional
Conditions
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria1
- a) diagnosis of moderate or severe TBI b) able to communicate in English, c) ambulant or independently mobile in manual/electric wheelchair, d) has a significant other available to participate in the study, and e) gives informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria1
- a) severe behavioural problems that would compromise engagement in community based rehabilitation,b) not fully emerged from coma/low level arousal/severe amnesia or confusion, c) severe communication deficits e.g. dysphasia preventing diary use, d) significant visual impairment, e) significant diagnosed premorbid psychiatric or neurological disorder, f) discharged to a residential care facility, and g) performs within the normal range on assessment of prospective memory function.
Interested in this trial?
Get notified about updates and connect with the research team.
Interventions
In this randomised controlled trial, four memory rehabilitation programmes will be compared namely 1) self-awareness training plus compensatory training, 2) self-awareness training plus remedial training, 3) placebo plus compensatory training, and 4) placebo plus remedial training. A pretest/post-test/follow-up independent-groups design will be used to compare the relative effectiveness of compensatory versus remedial rehabilitation and self-awareness training. Participants will be randomly assigned to the 4 programmes giving 25 participants in each group. Participants will have a 4-week pre-intervention period, then participate in an individual rehabilitation programme for 8 weeks (2 weeks self-awareness training or placebo plus 6 weeks compensatory or remedial training). This will enable the effects of the two components (i.e. remedial versus compensatory training and self-awareness training versus placebo) to be evaluated separately.
Locations(1)
View Full Details on ANZCTR
For the most up-to-date information, visit the official listing.
ACTRN12605000754640