COMPASSExecutive Functioning in TBI From Rehabilitation to Social Reintegration: COMPASS
Experimental - COMPASS
+ Control - COMPASS
Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders+12
+ Behavior
+ Mental Disorders
Treatment Study
Summary
Study start date: March 12, 2014
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The COMPASS (Community Participation through Self-Efficacy Skills Development) program aims at developing and testing a novel patient-centered intervention framework that can be utilized as a platform for VA community re-integration comparative effectiveness research. The COMPASSgoal intervention will be developed and implemented to meet these needs. COMPASSgoal will integrate principles and best practices of goal self-management. Goal setting is a core skill in self-management training by which persons with chronic health conditions learn to improve their status and decrease symptom impact.3F One important mechanism of action of this program appears to be its positive effect on self-efficacy, or confidence in one's ability to attain goals and solve problems.4F The study goal is to gather data on the efficacy of a novel approach to psychosocial rehabilitation for Veterans with executive function impairment due to traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to explore over time, through relevant measures, Veteran responsiveness to intervention. Veterans with mild TBI will be randomized into two groups: the COMPASS (Community Participation through Self-Efficacy Skills Development) goal-management intervention group and the supported discharge group. 110 participants with residual deficits in executive function due to TBI will be recruited at a minimum of 3 months post-injury from the TBI program at the DC VAMC over the three-year period of the study. The operational definition of executive dysfunction/ inclusion into the study is based on both clinical diagnosis by a study physician and a standardized executive dysfunction measure, the Frontal Systems Rating Scale (FrSBe score), such that a total score or any of the 3 subscale scores < 1 SD compared to the normative score would indicate executive dysfunction sufficient to include in the study. The treatment phase for the Veterans enrolled in the intervention group will continue for two consecutive months (8 weekly sessions).
Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.91 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 21 to 55 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: TBI of at least mild severity using criteria related to disturbance of consciousness (VHA TBI Comprehensive Evaluation screening tool). Obtained informed consent. Males or females of working age, between the ages of 18 and 55. Medically stable with physician approval to participate Ability to comprehend and communicate in English at a 6th grade level Executive dysfunction as identified by Frontal Systems Rating Scale (FrSBe) and/or other study assessments Exclusion Criteria: Unable to provide informed consent and no proxy available. Severe impairment of language or day- to-day memory that would preclude participation in a verbally-based therapy. Life expectancy of less than 36 months. Severe multiple trauma (as judged by the attending physicians and/or investigators that is too severe to participate in this study) such as: severe burns serious organ damage amputations multiple fractures History of substance abuse severe enough to cause neurologic damage, pre-morbid history of neurologic disease (e.g., stroke). Prior history of known bipolar disorder or schizophrenia or severe psychiatric illness as determined by medical history.
Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.2 intervention groups are designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalGroup II
Active ComparatorStudy Objectives
Primary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
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