- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05365776
Graded Exposure Therapy for Fear Avoidance Behaviour After Concussion (GET FAB)
Graded Exposure Therapy for Fear Avoidance Behaviour (GET FAB) After Concussion
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
GET FAB is a multisite randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate a behavioural treatment (graded exposure therapy) for adults with persistent symptoms after concussion. Participants in this study will be recruited from a network of concussion clinics in Canada. This study follows from the investigators' prior work establishing that (1) fear avoidance behaviour is a risk factor for poor concussion outcome, (2) graded exposure therapy reduces fear avoidance behaviour, and (3) graded exposure therapy is perceived as credible and is well-tolerated by patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms.
Participants will be assigned at random (in a 1:2:2 ratio) to receive enhanced usual care, graded exposure therapy group, or another therapy that might have similar benefits (prescribed aerobic exercise). The investigators hypothesize that patients who participate in graded exposure therapy will have reduced fear avoidance behaviour and improved daily functioning compared to other treatment conditions and this difference will be greatest for patients who enter the study with high fear avoidance behaviour.
Study Type
Enrollment (Estimated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Noah Silverberg, PhD
- Phone Number: 2316 16047341313
- Email: noah.silverberg@ubc.ca
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Tasha Klotz, BA
- Phone Number: 2316 16047341313
- Email: tasha.klotz@ubc.ca
Study Locations
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Alberta
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2N 2T9
- Recruiting
- Calgary Brain Injury Program
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Contact:
- Chantel Debert
- Email: chantel.debert@albertahealthservices.ca
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British Columbia
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Langley, British Columbia, Canada, V1M 4A6
- Recruiting
- Fraser Health Acquired Brain Injury and Concussion Services
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Contact:
- William Panenka
- Email: will.panenka@ubc.ca
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z 2G9
- Recruiting
- G.F. Strong Adult Concussion Services
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Contact:
- Noah Silverberg
- Email: noah.silverberg@ubc.ca
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Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8
- Recruiting
- Toronto Western Hospital
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Contact:
- Carmela Tartaglia, MD
- Phone Number: 416-603-5483
- Email: carmela.tartaglia@uhn.ca
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Contact:
- Artee Srivastava
- Email: Artee.Srivastava@uhn.ca
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5
- Recruiting
- Sunnybrooke Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic
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Contact:
- Matthew Burke
- Email: matthew.burke@sunnybrook.ca
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B 1W8
- Recruiting
- Head Injury Clinic at St. Michael's
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Contact:
- Andrew Baker
- Email: bakera@smh.ca
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2A2
- Recruiting
- Hull-Ellis Concussion and Research Clinic
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Contact:
- Mark Bayley
- Email: mark.bayley@uhn.ca
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- aged 18-70 years;
- sustained a concussion according to the ACRM mTBI Task Force definition between 1 and 24 months ago
- fluent in English, because validated translations are not available for most questionnaires and recruiting multilingual therapists is not feasible;
- access to a computer, tablet, or smartphone with internet capability;
- 3 or more moderate-severe symptoms on the Rivermead Postconcussion Symptom Questionnaire.
Exclusion Criteria:
- medical contraindication to aerobic exercise (cardiac disease, chest pain with exertion, acute bone/joint/soft tissue injury aggravated by exercise);
- not been stable on a medication, such as beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, or ivabradine, for at least a month;
- involved in personal injury litigation for index concussion
- currently pregnant or will become pregnant within the next 3 months
- severe/unstable medical or psychiatric condition or medical condition that could get worse in the next year
- confounding factors present at time of injury.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Arm 1: Graded Exposure Therapy
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Graded exposure therapy is delivered by a psychologist over 12 individual (1:1) secure videoconference sessions.
The core active ingredient is graded situational exposure to foster habituation and challenge beliefs that the avoided activities are dangerous.
Homework exercises involve planned exposure exercises in the home and community to support generalization.
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Active Comparator: Arm 2: Prescribed Aerobic Exercise
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Participants will be asked to complete 30 minutes of aerobic exercise on 5 days/week for a 12-week period.
Participants select the mode (e.g., swimming, jogging, bicycling) and location of exercise (e.g., outdoors, a gym or community centre, at home).
The initial exercise intensity target will be based on the Buffalo Concussion Bike Test.
The target progression will be 3-5 beats per minute every two weeks.
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Active Comparator: Arm 3: Enhanced usual care
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Usual care (education about concussion from the website: concussion.vch.ca/) will be enhanced through text message support.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Rivermead Post Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ): Change
Time Frame: 3 months
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Score of 0-64, with a higher score indicates worse symptoms.
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3 months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 12-item: interviewer version: Change.
Time Frame: 3 months
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score of 12 to 60, where higher scores indicate higher disability or loss of function
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3 months
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Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Fear Avoidance Behaviour after Traumatic Brain Injury Questionnaire (FAB-TBI): Change
Time Frame: 3 months
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score of 0-48, where higher score indicates higher avoidance.
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3 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Noah Silverberg, PhD, University of British Columbia
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Estimated)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- H21-02605
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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