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BETTER (Brain Injury Education, Training, and Therapy to Enhance Recovery)

NCT05929833 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2026-04-15

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Summary

Despite poor outcomes for adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), there are no U.S. standards for TBI transitional care for patients discharged home from acute hospital care. To enhance the standard of care, we will examine the efficacy of our existing intervention named BETTER (Brain Injury, Education, Training, and Therapy to Enhance Recovery), a patient- and family-centered TBI transitional care intervention, compared to usual care, among adults with TBI and families. The knowledge generated will drive improvements in outcomes for adults with TBI and families, resulting in improved health of the public.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

BETTER (Brain Injury, Education, Training, and Therapy to Enhance Recovery)

The six components of BETTER include: 1) assessment of patient/family needs and referral to community-based resources; 2) patient goal setting and review of goals; 3) health care coordination; 4) availability of clinical interventionist to patient/family; 5) training on self- and family-management and brain injury coping skills; and 6) warm hand off/referral to the state-affiliated Brain Injury Association at the end of the intervention for additional resources.

OTHER

Usual Care

Usual care discharge planning process and follow up (e.g., verbal and written discharge instructions, with guidance on medications, outpatient therapy, and follow-up appointments)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Tolu O Oyesanya, PhD, RN · Duke University School of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-01-26
Primary Completion
2027-01-31
Completion
2027-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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