Does Cognitive Rehabilitation Demonstrate Benefits in the Group Setting With People Whom Have Experienced Brain Injury?

NCT ID: NCT00166348

Last Updated: 2010-01-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2003-03-31
• Study Completion Date: 2008-03-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is benefit from providing cognitive rehabilitation in the group setting. Several standardized tools will be used to measure progress when a participant enters the group, leaves the group and at a one year follow-up.

Detailed Description

This research study will look at the outcome benefits of providing cognitive rehabilitation, utilizing the group process. Criteria for selecting the appropriate participants, group format and structure, as well as use of standardized assessments. The assessments used: Three Step Calendar Approach, (Sohlberg and Mateer) Satisfaction With Life scale (SWLS), Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ), Independent Living Scale, and the Vocational Independence Scale. The group setting provides an atmosphere to work on building communication skills through peer feedback and to develop psychological coping strategies. Techniques such as the problem solving format and a calendar system. Analysis and outcomes of 17 past group participants were analyzed supporting cognitive rehabilitation in the group setting.

Of the 20 participants, 3 chose not to be included.

Conditions

Brain Injuries

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Interventions

Cognitive Group Therapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• All participants involved in the Cognitive Rehabilitation Outpatient Group within the study time frame are eligible to be in the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 70 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Nicloe Holzworth, OTR/L

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Bergequist, Thomas, Ph.D.

INDIV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Brown, Allen, M.D.

INDIV

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Sue Lepore, OTR/L

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Walter Stobaugh. LICSW

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Mayo Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Mayo Clinic

Principal Investigators

Merri L Vitse

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mayo Clinic

Locations

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

1069-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id