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Evaluation of a Skill-Building, Supportive, and Educational Intervention for Couples

NCT01935609 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2017-10-27

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Summary

1. To evaluate the efficacy of a structured outpatient couples intervention program (Therapeutic Couples Intervention, TCI) on couples' marital quality after acquired brain injury (ABI).
2. To assess the impact of the TCI on the emotional well-being of persons with ABI and their partners.
3. To ascertain the impact of the TCI on caregiver burden and unmet needs as reported by partners of persons with ABI.
4. To examine the extent to which treatment benefits for survivors and their caregiving partners are sustained in the longer-term.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Couples counseling

Intervention to promote couples' adjustment (TCI) - The TCI was developed based upon considerable clinical experience and research review. The TCI is a structured approach to helping couples after brain injury address issues related to relationship quality and emotional well-being. The TCI is implemented in five or six (optional parenting session) session. Each session is in-person and lasts for 120 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jeffrey S Kreutzer, PhD · Professor, Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2016-09-28
Completion
2016-09-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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