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- Clinical Trial NCT04614922
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Rehabilitation of Post-concussion Symptoms
July 25, 2023 updated by: St. Olavs Hospital
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based Rehabilitation of Post-concussion Symptoms: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The investigators aim to evaluate effects of an outpatient rehabilitation program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy compared to usual care on function in patients with post-concussion syndrome (PCS) and post-traumatic headache (PTH).
This study builds on the investigators' previous observational studies and treatment studies in this patient group.
Study Overview
Status
Recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The study is run in an outpatient setting at the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Norway.
All patients are also participants in the observational study: "Minimal and mild head injury: an exercise and outpatient follow-up study at St. Olavs Hospital" (REK number 2018/2159).
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
48
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: Toril Skandsen, PhD
- Phone Number: +47 92692780
- Email: toril.skandsen@ntnu.no
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Simen Berg Saksvik, PhD
- Email: simen.b.saksvik@ntnu.no
Study Locations
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Trondheim, Norway
- Recruiting
- St Olavs Hospital Clinic of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Contact:
- Linda Fordal
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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 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Having sustained a minimal HI or MTBI
- PCS/ PTH had evolved within 1 week after the head trauma.
- At least one post-concussion symptoms of at least moderate degree, that affects daily life.
- > 6 months post-injury.
- First line treatment has been tried, e.g. psychoeducation, increase of physical activity and pharmacological treatments for headache
Exclusion Criteria:
- More than 5 years since last injury.
- Symptoms are better explained by other conditions.
- Severe communication problems, typically due to poor knowledge of Norwegian.
- Severe psychiatric, neurological, somatic or substance abuse disorders that will make it problematic to function in a group and/or will complicate follow-up and outcome assessment.
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: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Participation in a 4 week group program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, individual councelling and home lessions.
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ACT-based rehabilitation is an interdisciplinary group rehabilitation which includes 7 sessions of group-based ACT therapy.
Each session lasts 2½ hours and is offered twice a week.
The ACT sessions will be based on a detailed intervention manual, developed specifically for group treatment.
Each group will include a maximum of eight patients.
The patients are asked to do homework between each ACT-group session.
Other Names:
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No Intervention: control group
Standard care, i.e. follow-up as needed, to some degree dependent on current capacity of therapists.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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function measured by the Patient-specific Function Scale (PSFS)
Time Frame: 3 months after the intervention
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The patient is asked to write down activities that they have difficulty with due to their PCS/PTH.
They can report up to three activities.
Then they are asked to rate their current ability to complete the activity on 11-point scale from 0 "unable to perform" to 10 "able to perform at prior level".
Prior refers to the level experienced before the injury.
At follow-up the activities they reported the first time are then presented to them, and they are asked to rate them on the same 11-point scale.
The first activity the patient lists is used for scoring.
A change of two points or more at follow-up is considered a clinically meaningful change.
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3 months after the intervention
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Headache
Time Frame: 3, 6 and 12 months after the intervention
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mean change in days of headache of at least moderate intensity, based on headache diary
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3, 6 and 12 months after the intervention
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Work participation
Time Frame: 3, 6 and 12 months after the intervention
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change in the self-reported number of hours with paid work or ordinary studies per week
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3, 6 and 12 months after the intervention
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Postcincussion symptom burden
Time Frame: 3, 6 and 12 months after the intervention
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The Rivermead postconcussion symptom questionnaire.
The scale measures 13 common postconcussion somatic, emotional and cognitive symptoms on a range from 0 (no symptoms) to 64 (all symptoms graded as severe).
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3, 6 and 12 months after the intervention
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change of level of cytokines in peripheral blood
Time Frame: at baseline and at 3 months after the intervention
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Blood tests are collected before and after the intervention
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at baseline and at 3 months after the intervention
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Toril Skandsen, phd, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, INB
- Study Director: Brit-Elin Lurud, md, St. Olavs Hospital, Clinic of Rehabilitation
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)
October 29, 2020
Primary Completion (Estimated)
April 1, 2025
Study Completion (Estimated)
November 1, 2025
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
October 26, 2020
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 28, 2020
First Posted (Actual)
November 4, 2020
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
July 27, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 25, 2023
Last Verified
July 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Brain Diseases
- Central Nervous System Diseases
- Nervous System Diseases
- Pain
- Neurologic Manifestations
- Wounds and Injuries
- Craniocerebral Trauma
- Trauma, Nervous System
- Headache Disorders
- Brain Concussion
- Head Injuries, Closed
- Wounds, Nonpenetrating
- Headache Disorders, Secondary
- Headache
- Post-Concussion Syndrome
- Post-Traumatic Headache
Other Study ID Numbers
- 150525
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
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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