Bridging Recovery Allies in Virtual Environments

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

13 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-08-06

Study Completion Date

2019-01-30

Brief Summary

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The Bridging Recovery Allies in Virtual Environments (BRAVE) study aims to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of implementing a virtual environment (VE) social support group for social communication training among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Traumatic Brain Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Virtual Envrionment for Social Communication

Once the intervention begins, participants will meet online from home for one-hour sessions twice a week (twelve sessions over six weeks).

Weekly sessions will follow a standardized format:

* 15 minutes- Social support group (guided discussion of experiences related to weekly topic)
* 20 minutes- Didactic instruction
* 15 minutes- Role playing
* 10 minutes- Debriefing and group feedback

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Envrionment for Social Communication

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Once the Virtual Envrionment for Social Communication intervention begins, participants will meet online from home for one-hour sessions twice a week (twelve sessions over six weeks).

Weekly sessions will follow a standardized format:

* 15 minutes- Social support group (guided discussion of experiences related to weekly topic)
* 20 minutes- Didactic instruction
* 15 minutes- Role playing
* 10 minutes- Debriefing and group feedback

Interventions

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Virtual Envrionment for Social Communication

Once the Virtual Envrionment for Social Communication intervention begins, participants will meet online from home for one-hour sessions twice a week (twelve sessions over six weeks).

Weekly sessions will follow a standardized format:

* 15 minutes- Social support group (guided discussion of experiences related to weekly topic)
* 20 minutes- Didactic instruction
* 15 minutes- Role playing
* 10 minutes- Debriefing and group feedback

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* subjects with a traumatic brain injury
* between the age of 18 and 80
* living in the community
* able to read and speak English,
* are more than 1-year post-injury
* are accessible by phone,
* report independent computer usage over the last 6 months
* have access to a computer meeting minimum specifications for the Learning in Virtual Environments (LIVE) platform (requires Windows)
* have broadband Internet connection,
* achieve a Galveston Orientation Assessment Test (GOAT) score \>75 to ensure appropriate levels of cognition for the study
* and score \>93.8 on the Western Battery Aphasia-Revised (WAB-R) scale to indicate sufficient communicative abilities to participate in a social support group and exit interview group.
* able to understand and independently consent for the study and provide written consent prior to enrollment in the study

Exclusion Criteria

\- verbal communication impairments will be excluded as measured by the WAB-R, as this study intends to focus on persons with social communication deficits rather than verbal deficits.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No