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Treatment of Social Competence After Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT01465269 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 231

Last updated 2015-07-29

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Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of holistic group treatment program (called Group Interactive Structured Treatment, or GIST) to improve social communication skills for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury. Hypothesis: Compared to an alternative intervention, those receiving the GIST intervention will show improved social competence, improved quality of life, and stronger group cohesion.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Group Interactive Structured Treatment

GIST groups consist of 8 group participants and two group therapists. Group members receive the workbook and are asked to bring it to each session. During each of the 13, 1.5 hour sessions, key concepts from the previous session are reviewed, a new topic is discussed, strategies and skills are practiced interactively, and real-life social problems are addressed. Previously covered topics are integrated into each session through discussion and problem solving to provide repetition and reinforcement of information.

BEHAVIORAL

Alternative Intervention

Participants in the alternative treatment will attend 13 weekly classroom sessions, where they will view video presentations of the same curriculum topics covered in the GIST workbook. The group therapists will serve as moderators and will meet with participants individually. Group interaction will not be encouraged. Homework exercises will be offered but participants will not be asked to return their homework and will not receive any feedback.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana

    collaborator OTHER

  • Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • VA Palo Alto Health Care System

    collaborator FED

  • Wayne State University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Washington

    collaborator OTHER

  • Craig Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2015-03-31
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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