Evaluation of an Intervention Model for Family Crisis and Support
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Purpose
To learn more about how a family treatment program helps people after brain injury. Specifically, do families feel better and function better after going through the program, and do patients feel better and function better after going through the program.
| Condition | Intervention |
|---|---|
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Traumatic Brain Injury Brain Injury, Chronic |
Behavioral: Brain Injury Family Intervention (BIFI) |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Evaluation of an Intervention Model for Family Crisis and Support (a Research Project Within the Traumatic Brain Injury Model System Grant) |
| Estimated Enrollment: | 200 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2003 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | September 2012 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Behavioral: Brain Injury Family Intervention (BIFI)
To evaluate the efficacy of a structured outpatient family intervention program (BIFI) on family members' emotional well being, life satisfaction, needs, and family functioning; and to evaluate the impact of the BIFI on the emotional well being, life satisfaction, functional independence, vocational status, and neurobehavioral functioning of persons with acquired brain injury (ABI).
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Family members/caregiver friends and persons with ABI who are at least three months postinjury will be eligible to participate in the present investigation. ABI is defined as damage to brain tissue caused by stroke, aneurysm, anoxia, non-progressive brain tumor, infection, or an external mechanical force as evidenced by: loss of consciousness, post traumatic amnesia (PTA), objective neurological findings, or skull fracture. Penetrating wounds fitting the definition listed above will be included. Lacerations and/or bruises of the scalp or forehead without other criteria listed above will be excluded. All participants must be at least 18 years of age or older and able to understand and provide consent.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Family members/caregiver friends and persons with acquired brain injury (ABI) who are at least three months postinjury. ABI is defined as damage to brain tissue caused by stroke, aneurysm, anoxia, or an external mechanical force as evidenced by: loss of consciousness, post traumatic amnesia (PTA), objective neurological findings, or skull fracture.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Families including individuals at imminent risk of psychiatric hospitalization, or in imminent danger of hurting themselves or others, as judged by the investigators.
- Individuals under 18 years of age.
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Jennifer H Marwitz, MA | 804-828-3704 | jhmarwit@vcu.edu |
| United States, Virginia | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | Recruiting |
| Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298 | |
| Contact: Jennifer H Marwitz, MA 804-828-3704 jhmarwit@vcu.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: Jeffrey S Kreutzer, PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: | Jeffrey S Kreutzer, PhD | Virginia Commonwealth University |
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| Responsible Party: | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00205530 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | H133A02051604, H133A020516, H133A070036 |
| Study First Received: | September 12, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | July 13, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by Virginia Commonwealth University:
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brain injury, family treatment |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Brain Injuries Brain Injury, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases |
Craniocerebral Trauma Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries Brain Damage, Chronic |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013