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Rural Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Comorbid Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Feasibility Study
Remote Administration Of Cognitive Training Tasks In Rural Veterans With PTSD And Comorbid Mild TBI: A Feasibility Study
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Interventie / Behandeling
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
Many military personnel have experienced traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as a result of the current Afghanistan and Iraq wars. TBI occurs when a sudden force causes the brain to move, causing damage to brain cells. PTSD is an anxiety disorder associated with serious traumatic events. Blast explosions can lead to TBI. People who experience TBI as a result of a blast injury are more likely to experience PTSD than people who have TBI not due to blast. TBI and PTSD may be associated with memory problems in some patients. Because therapy for PTSD sometimes requires learning new ways to think about things and making new responses, being able to remember the new information being learned is important. It is possible that improving memory may also improve PTSD treatment.
This is a prospective study of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Afghanistan and Iraq wars; OEF/OIF) veterans who will undergo two neuropsychological and psychiatric assessments prior and subsequent to a cognitive training intervention. This is a feasibility study to ascertain whether OEF/OIF veterans diagnosed with mild TBI and comorbid PTSD and who live in rural locations will adhere to the schedule demands required of a computer-based cognitive training protocol.
Studietype
Inschrijving (Werkelijk)
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Contacten en locaties
Studie Locaties
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Texas
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Houston, Texas, Verenigde Staten, 77030
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
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Deelname Criteria
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
- Rural residence
- Willingness to commit to the time requirements of the study
- Undergoing treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as assessed by a clinician, diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Native English speaker
- 20-40 years
- Normal or corrected to normal vision and hearing.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Substance dependence
- Major depression with suicidal ideation
- Psychotic disorder
- History of neurological disorder other than mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to blast from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) (i.e., Afghanistan and Iraq wars) deployment
- History of known or suspected learning disorder.
Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Primair doel: Behandeling
- Toewijzing: Niet-gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Enkel
Wapens en interventies
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Experimenteel: Cognitive training
Cognitive Intervention Tasks Participants will be asked to perform the Brain Fitness (PositScience) cognitive training tasks an hour each day, five days per week for 8-10 weeks.
Six tasks manipulating auditory and verbal information will be presented, and stimuli from all tasks are presented auditorily.
All tasks are designed to begin with the lowest level of difficulty required to attain 85% accuracy, and as performance improves, difficulty increases to maintain 85% accuracy, with difficulty decreasing if accuracy decreases.
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Participants will be asked to perform the Brain Fitness (PositScience) cognitive training tasks an hour each day, five days per week for 8-10 weeks.
Six tasks manipulating auditory and verbal information will be presented, and stimuli from all tasks are presented auditorily.
All tasks are designed to begin with the lowest level of difficulty required to attain 85% accuracy, and as performance improves, difficulty increases to maintain 85% accuracy, with difficulty decreasing if accuracy decreases.
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Actieve vergelijker: Control
The control group will perform computerized tasks that utilize cognitive performance, but were not systematically developed to improve cognitive performance.
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Participants will be asked to perform computerized tasks that involve auditory and verbal performance one hour each day, five days per week for 8-10 weeks.
Six tasks requiring auditory and verbal information will be presented.
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
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Compliance rates
Tijdsspanne: Up to ten weeks
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Compliance is defined as number of times per week and number of hours per day of task performance
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Up to ten weeks
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Qualitative assessment
Tijdsspanne: Up to ten weeks
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Participants' reactions to the study will be gathered with Likert scale ratings of perceived problems of delivery, ease of program use, and perceived improvement of cognition.
Open-ended responses to structured questions on likes and dislikes, suggestions for improvement, and overall satisfaction will also be implemented.
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Up to ten weeks
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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
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Improvement in performance over time
Tijdsspanne: Up to ten weeks
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Performance at the beginning of the training session of each task will be compared to performance at the completion of the training session of each task.
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Up to ten weeks
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Relation of performance to mental health
Tijdsspanne: At ten weeks
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Scores on pre- and post- mental health measures will also be related to task performance
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At ten weeks
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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
Onderzoekers
- Hoofdonderzoeker: Mary R Newsome, PhD, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Studie record data
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Studie start
Primaire voltooiing (Werkelijk)
Studie voltooiing (Werkelijk)
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
Eerst geplaatst (Schatting)
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Werkelijk)
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
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Meer informatie
Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie
Trefwoorden
Aanvullende relevante MeSH-voorwaarden
- Psychische aandoening
- Hersenziekten
- Ziekten van het centrale zenuwstelsel
- Ziekten van het zenuwstelsel
- Wonden en verwondingen
- Craniocerebraal trauma
- Trauma, zenuwstelsel
- Trauma- en stressorgerelateerde aandoeningen
- Hersenletsel
- Stressstoornissen, Traumatisch
- Stressstoornissen, posttraumatisch
- Hersenletsel, traumatisch
Andere studie-ID-nummers
- H-27735
- 10K09.H (Andere identificatie: MEDVAMC Research & Development Board)
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