Effectiveness of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Program for Disease of Adaptation in Patients With Acquired Brain Injury and Caregivers

NCT ID: NCT05433558

Last Updated: 2022-11-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 120 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-01-15
• Study Completion Date: 2024-12-31

Brief Summary

Acquired brain injury is mental function damage caused by different reasons (such as cerebral neuropathy, head injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, brain tumor, etc.). After the injury, patient has mental, cognitive, behavioral, body function, and other impairments, which makes patient still need the assistance of family members. For patients with brain injury in subacute stage, clinician assesses their needs for follow-up rehabilitation intervention programs in an appropriate way to assist patients who have the potential to return home to make care plans. In the process of rehabilitation, family members support patients, accompany patients to face and cope with changes in physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects, and help patients return to life, which is the key factor for successful rehabilitation. When family members have good coping strategies, they will also have a better mood and quality of life, which will also contribute to the rehabilitation process of patients. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the psychological coping strategies used by family caregivers in the care process and the neuropsychological function of patients. This study is divided into three stages. In the first stage, it is expected to receive 30 groups of patients and their families. Semi-structured in-depth interviews and questionnaires will be conducted for caregivers of family members with brain injury, to explore the psychological adjustment strategies developed by family caregivers in the process of care, and neuropsychological assessment will be conducted for patients to understand the impact of disease on patients' neuropsychological functions, to serve as the direction of neuropsychological intervention. In the second stage, 230 family members of patients are expected to be collected. According to the psychological adjustment strategy framework constructed in phase I, appropriate neuropsychological tests and self-report questionnaires are selected to evaluate the family members of patients, and the scale is compiled. In the third stage, it is expected to collect 60 groups of patients and their families. Through screening tests, the ecological neuropsychological intervention will be carried out for those who have an insufficient psychological function or psychological distress, and the results of neuropsychological function and psychological status before and after the intervention will be tested with evaluation tools. The objective of this study is to provide a specific framework for clinical workers and families of patients with brain injury to face difficulties together and to increase the direction of clinical psychological intervention in the future.

Conditions

Acquired Brain Injury; Neuropsychological Rehabilitation; Caregiver

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Experimental group

enter the experiment directly

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Waiting group

enter the experiment after waiting eight weeks

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Interventions

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Patient meet ICD of brain injury
• Three months after the patient was injured
• Patient's coma score > 8
• Patient's RLAL≧5
• Patients are between 15-50 years old
• Caregiver is older than 20 years
• Caregiver can speak Mandarin or Taiwanese

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient has developmental delay, neurological history, psychiatric history, substance abuse history, aphasia
• Caregiver has disability identification of Mental Functions and Structures of the Nervous System

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Nai-Wen, Guo

Tainan City, East Dist., Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Taiwan

Central Contacts

Nai-Wen Guo, Professor

Role: CONTACT

austing@ncku.edu.tw

+886-6-2353535 ext. 5115

Wun-Lin Huang, Master

Role: CONTACT

s86091019@gs.ncku.edu.tw

+886-6-2353535 ext. 5115

Facility Contacts

Wun-Lin Huang, Master

Role: primary

s86091019@gs.ncku.edu.tw

+886-6-2353535 ext. 5115

Other Identifiers

A-ER-110-145

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id