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Supporting Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Caregivers

NCT00006447 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2016-09-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized trial tested a 6 month intervention of computer network vs a control group (standard care) to improve quality of life and health status for traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients and their caregivers. The network, termed the Trauma Recovery Support System (TRSS), consisted of a central computer system connected via modem to a personal computer in the caregiver's home. Users could access via the Internet special modules and communication services to help them cope with their new roles as caregivers and with accompanying social isolation. These modules were an on-line discussion group, an "ask an expert questions" function, a database of previously asked questions with answers, a database of community resources, and a reference library.

Conditions

  • Traumatic Brain Injuries

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Social Support

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Armando James Rotondi · University of Pittsburgh, Dept of Anesthesiology & CCM

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1997-09-30
Primary Completion
2002-08-31

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