- ICH GCP
- Amerikanska kliniska prövningsregistret
- Klinisk prövning NCT00771277
Team Based Initiative Support
Studieöversikt
Detaljerad beskrivning
Background/Rationale: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been called the signature injury of the Iraq War. This pilot study was an investigation of the feasibility of volunteer support teams for families providing care to a returning Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veteran with TBI. Volunteer support teams coordinate tasks and effort for family and volunteers. This support model is particularly relevant for families in rural areas that are likely to be under-funded in home and community services.
Objectives: The original study objective was to determine feasibility of, and barriers to, implementing volunteer support teams with rural families of OEF/OIF veterans with recently diagnosed moderate-severe TBI. A secondary objective was to provide information on TBI to families and volunteers.
Methodology: The project coach met the family in the home to identify unmet needs and to determine availability of family and friends who could help meet needs. The coach provided training about TBI and a Resource Book with information on TBI diagnosis, prognosis, and symptoms. There were baseline, monthly, and study end qualitative interviews with the family focusing on concerns.
Findings/Result: Fifteen families were referred; TBI levels were mainly mild. Six families were enrolled. Two Veterans had moderate TBI and all had comorbid post traumatic stress disorder diagnoses. All lived in rural communities. The veterans were 1 to 5 years post-injury and support systems were already in place, although these systems were small. Families did not want to implement caregiving teams because of privacy concerns, desire for independence, and negative employment repercussions if the extent of the TBI deficit became known in the community. Most were still employed, despite TBI deficits. However, the project identified that families had substantial needs for information about the condition and its prognosis and sequelae (e.g., why things happen, unsafe/frightening behaviors, work, finances, communication changes) and the availability and types of services (e.g., who to contact, benefits, help needed). Families often reported feeling lost in negotiating the DoD and VA systems.
Impact: Issues and concerns for rural, mild TBI veterans and their families were identified. Families and the Veteran may not be ready to accept the diagnosis when it first occurs. Families and the veteran identified a need for just-in-time information on TBI, its consequences, and services available. The delicate balance between return to full functioning as a community member and the deficits of TBI is threatened by family independence, privacy needs, and fear of loss of employment. The study identified opportunities for community education and for coordination between the military and VHA.
Studietyp
Inskrivning (Faktisk)
Fas
- Inte tillämpbar
Kontakter och platser
Studieorter
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Tennessee
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Memphis, Tennessee, Förenta staterna, 38104
- Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN
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Deltagandekriterier
Urvalskriterier
Åldrar som är berättigade till studier
Tar emot friska volontärer
Kön som är behöriga för studier
Beskrivning
Inclusion Criteria:
- The primary family member caregiver of the Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) veteran
- Veteran receiving care at the Memphis Veterans Affairs Medical Center
- Perceived need of help and support
- Willing to participate in the study after discussion with OEF/OIF Program
- Manager or team member
Exclusion Criteria:
- None
Studieplan
Hur är studien utformad?
Designdetaljer
- Primärt syfte: Hälsovårdsforskning
- Tilldelning: Icke-randomiserad
- Interventionsmodell: Enskild gruppuppgift
- Maskning: Ingen (Open Label)
Vapen och interventioner
Deltagargrupp / Arm |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Experimentell: Arm 1
Use of volunteer support teams to provide services
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Use of volunteers organized into teams with a coordinator to provide services to TBI family
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Vad mäter studien?
Primära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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Number of Participants Who Reported 5 Themes
Tidsram: collected over 3 interviews of approximately 1 hour each
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Six caregivers of TBI patients were interviewed; responses were transcribed and coded; inter-rater agreement was calculated.
Themes were lack of understanding about TBI and its long-term effects and the differences between TBI and PTSD, privacy concerns, independence, fear of negative employment/financial repercussions, and difficulty in interactions with the Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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collected over 3 interviews of approximately 1 hour each
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Sekundära resultatmått
Resultatmått |
Åtgärdsbeskrivning |
Tidsram |
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PHQ-9
Tidsram: baseline
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The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) (Kroenke, Spitzer, & Williams, 2001) assesses caregiver depression and anxiety on a scale from not at all (0) to nearly every day (3), with higher total scores indicating greater symptoms.
Scores range from 0-27.
PHQ-9 scores of 5, 10, 15, and 20 represent mild, moderate, moderately severe, and severe depression respectively.
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baseline
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Zarit Burden Inventory
Tidsram: baseline
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Caregiver burden, as measured by the 12-item Zarit Burden Interview (Bédard et al., 2001; Zarit, Reever, & Bach-Peterson J, 1980).
Burden includes concepts such as lack of time because of care, strain, restriction of life, etc. Items are scored from never (0) to nearly always (4), and higher total scores indicate greater burden.
Total scores range from 0 to 88.
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baseline
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Samarbetspartners och utredare
Utredare
- Huvudutredare: Linda Olivia Nichols, PhD, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN
Studieavstämningsdatum
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Studiestart
Primärt slutförande (Faktisk)
Avslutad studie (Faktisk)
Studieregistreringsdatum
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Först inskickad som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
Första postat (Uppskatta)
Uppdateringar av studier
Senaste uppdatering publicerad (Uppskatta)
Senaste inskickade uppdateringen som uppfyllde QC-kriterierna
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Termer relaterade till denna studie
Ytterligare relevanta MeSH-villkor
Andra studie-ID-nummer
- RRP 08-383
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