The Development of a Virtual Reality Program to Improve Attention in Individuals With TBI

October 13, 2021 updated by: Denise Krch, Kessler Foundation
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of a technique designed to improve divided attention and set-shifting impairments in persons with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The study is designed to evaluate how well this technique can help people with TBI increase their attention and ability to function better in everyday life.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

A pilot study will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of a technique designed to improve higher level attention (switching between tasks and multi-tasking) for persons with a traumatic brain injury. 32 individuals with TBI will be recruited. Baseline assessment includes neuropsychological evaluation using traditional measures as well as a completion of a number of questionnaires designed to measure everyday attention and everyday functioning. Participants are random assigned to either the experimental or control groups. Experimental and control treatments include two 60 minute sessions, twice per week, for 5 weeks. Follow-up assessment includes a neuropsychological evaluation using traditional measures as well as a completion of a number of questionnaires designed to measure everyday attention and everyday functioning. Protocol efficacy will be determined by improvements between baseline and follow-up on several objective and functional measures of divided attention and set-shifting.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • between the ages of 18-65
  • diagnosis of TBI
  • can read and speak English fluently

Exclusion Criteria:

  • prior stroke or neurological disease other than TBI
  • unstable or uncontrolled seizures
  • currently taking benzodiazepines

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: VREFT: Wonderkin Treatment
Administered by computer
Behavioral: Virtual Reality Executive Function Training (VREFT)
Active Comparator: VREFT: Attention Control
Administered by computer
Behavioral: Virtual Reality Executive Function Training (VREFT)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Total divided attention post-treatment (covarying for baseline performance)
Time Frame: 7 weeks (between pre- and post-testing)
Comparison between treatment and control groups on post-treatment Auditory Consonant Trigrams
7 weeks (between pre- and post-testing)
Total set-shifting post-treatment (covarying for baseline performance)
Time Frame: 7 weeks (between pre- and post-testing)
Comparison between treatment and control groups on post-treatment Stroop interference
7 weeks (between pre- and post-testing)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Kessler Foundation

Collaborators

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 26, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

March 26, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

March 26, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 29, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

July 30, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

October 20, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 13, 2021

Last Verified

October 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R-820-14

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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