- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04560946
Personalized, Augmented Cognitive Training (PACT) for Service Members and Veterans With a History of TBI (PACT)
September 28, 2020 updated by: Veterans Medical Research Foundation
Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common medical condition that occurs when a head injury causes someone to lose consciousness, feel dazed or confused, or be unable to remember events occurring immediately after the injury.
While most individuals with mild TBI recover within weeks or months, some individuals with mild TBI report chronic symptoms such as difficulty with cognitive skills like attention, learning, or memory, along with other symptoms such as irritability or headache.
Previous studies, including those conducted by our scientific team, have shown that cognitive rehabilitation can help patients with persistent symptoms after mild TBI return to full duty, work, school, and other important life activities.
Specifically, cognitive rehabilitation can provide lasting improvements in thinking abilities, functional capacity, post-concussive symptoms, and quality of life after mild TBI.
However, effective interventions are still out of reach for many service members and Veterans with TBI.
For patients who have returned to duty, employment, or education, scheduling up to 60 hours of treatment (a typical treatment schedule in many settings) may not be feasible.
Additionally, some patients may live in areas where it is burdensome to make numerous visits to a medical center.
Personalized Augmented Cognitive Training (PACT) compresses treatment into six hours of once-weekly personalized, one-on-one training by selecting treatment modules based on patient needs and priorities-substantially reducing the total amount of time required to complete treatment.
PACT can be offered either in-person (in clinic) or via home-based video telemedicine, depending upon patients' preferences.
Additionally, PACT includes training and encouragement for service members and Veterans to make self-directed use of mobile apps that train cognitive skills and strategies.The primary goal of this study is to evaluate whether PACT is effective at improving cognition, symptoms, and functional outcomes among military service members and Veterans with a history of mild TBI.
The study will also yield information about factors that can enhance or interfere with treatment, such as number of previous TBIs, presence of post-traumatic stress; and choice of in-person vs. video telemedicine delivery of care.
Study Overview
Status
Unknown
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Anticipated)
96
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
- Name: Elizabeth W Twamley, PhD
- Phone Number: (858) 642-3848
- Email: Elizabeth.Twamley@va.gov
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Mark L Ettenhofer, PhD
- Phone Number: (619) 532-6601
- Email: Mark.L.Ettenhofer.ctr@mail.mil
Study Locations
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California
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San Diego, California, United States, 92134
- Recruiting
- Naval Medical Center San Diego
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Contact:
- Mark L Ettenhofer, PhD
- Phone Number: 619-532-6601
- Email: Mark.L.Ettenhofer.ctr@mail.mil
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Contact:
- Angelica D Aguirre, MPH, CCRC
- Phone Number: 619-532-6132
- Email: angelica.d.aguirre2.ctr@mail.mil
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San Diego, California, United States, 92161
- Recruiting
- VA San Diego Healthcare System
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Contact:
- Elizabeth W Twamley, PhD
- Phone Number: 858-642-3848
- Email: Elizabeth.Twamley@va.gov
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Contact:
- Michelle P Seewald, MA
- Phone Number: (858) 255-4368
- Email: Michelle.Seewald@va.gov
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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 55 years (ADULT)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
All participants:
- Male or female
- All racial and ethnic groups
- Ages 18 to 55
- Veteran or service member
- History of mild TBI (as defined by the DoD/VA criteria used in conjunction with the OSU TBIID method)
- Score of ≥4 on the cognitive subscale of the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory reflecting 'very severe' symptoms in at least one area or at least 'mild' symptoms in all four areas surveyed
- have a compatible device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) with internet connection (wifi or cellular plan).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Mild TBI sustained < 3 months previously
- History of moderate, severe, or penetrating TBI
- History of other neurological condition unrelated to TBI
- Current psychiatric disturbance that would preclude study participation (e.g. clinically significant mania or psychosis)
- Current substance use disorder
- Current, active suicidal or homicidal ideation
- Current use of benzodiazepines or medications with anticholinergic effects
- Not stable on psychiatric medications for at least 6 weeks
- Impaired decision making capacity
- Unable to provide voluntary informed consent
- Previously completed >4 sessions of cognitive rehabilitation
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
- Masking: SINGLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: PACT
Personalized Augmented Cognitive Training (PACT)
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Personalized Augmented Cognitive Training (PACT) group.
Intervention: Behavioral: The study neuropsychologist will use a portion of the TBI education session to describe available treatment modules and make recommendations for module selection based on results from baseline assessment.
After discussion, five 60-minute CogSMART modules will be selected.
PACT participants will receive guidance to complete 2 modules per week of the CogSMART app.
PACT participants will also receive guidance to complete BrainHQ exercises of their choice for 30 minutes a day, 5 days per week, for a total training time of 15 hours.
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: ETAU
Enhanced Treatment As Usual (ETAU)
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Enhanced Treatment As Usual (ETAU) group.
Intervention: Behavioral: The ETAU condition was designed to replicate treatment as usual following neuropsychological assessment of post-TBI cognitive problems.
Treatment as usual for mTBI patients at the VA hospital usually consists of: 1) A general evaluation by the polytrauma clinic, 2) Possible neuropsychological assessment evaluation by the TBI Cognitive Rehabilitation Clinic, and 3) If impairments are present, cognitive rehabilitation is offered.
The current study's condition is considered "enhanced" treatment as usual because standard of care for chronic mTBI does not always involve neuropsychological assessment with feedback and psychoeducation or the provision of self-directed tools such as the CogSMART app or BrainHQ cognitive training software.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI)
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of post concussive symptoms
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6, 12 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in UCSD Performance-Based Skills Assessment-B (UPSA-B)
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of everyday communication and financial capacity
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in WMS-IV Digit Span
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of verbal working memory
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in California Verbal Learning Test-III (CVLT-III)
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of verbal and learning memory
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in D-KEFS Verbal Fluency
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of executive function
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in Oral Trails
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of visual psychomotor, and executive processes
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in Test My Brain Continuous Performance Test
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of sustained attention
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in Test My Brain Matrix Reasoning
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of visual reasoning
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in Test My Brain Digit Symbol Matching
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of visual scanning and information processing speed
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in Test My Brain Choice Reaction Time
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of reaction time
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of sleep quality and disturbances over the past month
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in Cognitive Problems and Strategies Assessment
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of frequency of use of common strategies to enhance cognitive performance, as well as perceived cognitive problems
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of activity limitations, symptoms, and overall quality of life
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in Traumatic Brain Injury Quality of Life (TBI-QoL)
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of patient reported outcomes and NINDS CDEs for TBI
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6, 12 weeks
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Change in WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 (plus supplementary questions for duty status, work/school)
Time Frame: 6, 12 weeks
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Measure of function in the following areas: life activities (work, school, domestic responsibilities), cognition, mobility, self-care, social, and community participation.
To supplement the WHODAS 2.0, we will also ask supplemental questions regarding current duty status (for military service members), and number of hours of work/school per week
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6, 12 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Elizabeth W Twamley, PhD, Veterans Medical Research Foundation
- Principal Investigator: Mark L Ettenhofer, PhD, Veterans Medical Research Foundation
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)
September 30, 2019
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
September 29, 2022
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
September 29, 2022
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
September 16, 2020
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 16, 2020
First Posted (ACTUAL)
September 23, 2020
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
September 29, 2020
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
September 28, 2020
Last Verified
September 1, 2020
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- W81XWH1910656
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
IPD Plan Description
No individual participant data will be shared with other researchers.
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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