Using Virtual Technologies to Prevent Injuries in Adolescents With Acquired Brain Injury

Using Virtual Technologies to Prevent Injuries in Adolescents With Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)

The objective of this study is to identify home safety hazards for adolescents with acquired brain injury and to identify adaptations to the home healthcare virtual simulation training system (HH-VSTS) to improve the user experience for adolescents with ABI

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury; Acquired Brain Injury

Detailed Description

This study will determine the home safety hazards that place adolescents with ABI at risk of injury. In addition, the study will determine ways to adapt our current home safety virtual simulation training system, a game based training and assessment that trains home healthcare workers to identify and respond to hazards they encounter in client homes. The study will include interviews with three stakeholders groups: adolescents with ABI, parents of adolescents with ABI, and healthcare providers working with adolescents with ABI to identify home safety hazards encountered by adolescents with ABI. We will demonstrate proof of concept for adolescents with ABI through assessment of safety concerns from multiple perspectives and evaluation of design considerations from our intended user-group. Further, we are applying the HH-VSTS in a novel way to solve an understudied problem in adolescents with ABI. In addition, we will apply a user-centered, participatory approach to assess the design consideration of virtual gaming technologies to health and safety training adolescents with ABI.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 29

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Ohio
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43205
      • Nationwide Children's Hospital
    • Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210
      • The Ohio State University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 10 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study will include adolescents with an acquired brain injury between the ages of 12 - 17, parents/caregivers of adolescents with an acquired brain injury, and a health professional involved in discharge planning and community re-integration of adolescents with an acquired brain injury.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. adolescent with an acquired brain injury between the ages of 12 - 17 (TBI diagnosis per medical record or self-report for those recruited via word of mouth or community) OR
2. parent/caregiver (18+ years of age) of an adolescent with an acquired brain injury OR
3. a health professional involved in discharge planning and community re-integration of adolescents with an acquired brain injury.
4. For online interview, must have access to a computer or smart tablet with reliable internet access, a microphone, a video camera, and speakers, headphones
5. Speak and read English
6. Able to answer interviewer questions

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Cross-Sectional

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury; Adolescents with traumatic brain injury, stroke, and other acquired brain injury ages 12 - 17 will participate in interviews about home safety. They also will have the opportunity to look at and, if desired, try the virtual simulation training system and provide feedback about how to make it more appropriate for adolescents with brain injury, including gamifying it and ensuring appropriate hazards.
Caregivers of Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury; Caregivers of adolescents with traumatic brain injury, stroke, and other acquired brain injury will participate in interviews about home safety. They also will have the opportunity to look at the virtual simulation training system and provide feedback about how to make it more appropriate for adolescents with brain injury, including gamifying it and ensuring appropriate hazards.
Healthcare Workers; This cohort includes health professionals involved in discharge planning and community re-integration of adolescents with ABI. Healthcare workers will participate in interviews about home safety. They also will have the opportunity to look at the virtual simulation training system and provide feedback about how to make it more appropriate for adolescents with brain injury, including gamifying it and ensuring appropriate hazards.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Interview Questions	Questions focus on hazard identification, injury risk, factors associated with injury risk.	Baseline
Usefulness, Usability, and Desirability Assessment	Used to fully assess the usability and appeal of the HH-VSTS, and understand potential modifications	Baseline
Hazard Rating Scale	Hazards are categorized by frequency of exposure and severity on a two-axis grid, based on participant perceptions.	Baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Interview	Interview questions about safety concerns and perceptions of risk regarding home environment and activity performance	one time administration

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ohio State University
• Collaborators: Nationwide Children's Hospital
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Amy Darragh, PhD, Ohio State University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 18, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): May 18, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 10, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 19, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): February 24, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 14, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 12, 2022
• Last Verified: July 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Brain Injuries; Wounds and Injuries; Brain Injuries, Traumatic
• Other Study ID Numbers: GRT00059789

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: Data will not be shared with other researchers secondary to qualitative nature of the data.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No