Telephone Intervention for Caregivers of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury - Full Text View

Purpose

This study seeks to determine if problem-based telephone counseling improves quality of life and emotional well-being for caregivers of persons with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Brain Injuries	Behavioral: Problem-solving, education based telephone counseling Other: No Intervention	Phase 2


Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title:	Modular Scheduled Telephone Intervention for Caregivers of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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MedlinePlus related topics: Caregivers Traumatic Brain Injury

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Washington:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Composite measure based on the Bakas Caregiving Outcomes Scale and the Brief Symptom Inventory [ Time Frame: 6 mos and 1 year post discharge home ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Caregiver community participation as measured by the PART-O [ Time Frame: 6 mos and 1 year post discharge home ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Caregiver employment [ Time Frame: 6 mos and 1 year post discharge home ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Caregiver resource utilization [ Time Frame: 6 mos and 1 year post discharge home ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Perceived Quality of Life (person with TBI) [ Time Frame: 6 mos post discharge home ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Brief Symptom Inventory (person with TBI) [ Time Frame: 6 mos post discharge home ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]


Enrollment:	153
Study Start Date:	June 2008
Study Completion Date:	April 2013
Primary Completion Date:	September 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1: Experimental Problem-solving, education based telephone counseling.	Behavioral: Problem-solving, education based telephone counseling Caregivers are contacted every 2 weeks for 16-20 weeks after discharge of TBI survivor home. A caregiver support specialist provides telephone counseling based on a problem-solving, educational model.
Sham Comparator: 2: No intervention Standard of care control group	Other: No Intervention The control group will receive standard of care, i.e., typical resources and/or supports offered to caregivers of persons with TBI. Other Name: Standard of care

Detailed Description:

Caregivers and patients with TBI are recruited from the acute medical and inpatient rehabilitation units at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA. After informed consent is obtained, information is gathered from the caregiver about his/her living situation, support systems, and the nature of the caregiving relationship. Additional information is gathered from the person with TBI about how he/she is doing cognitively, socially, and emotionally. Prior to discharge home, caregivers are randomly selected to receive either standard care (typical support and/or resources) or standard care plus problem-based telephone counseling.

The telephone follow-up group receives a telephone call from a caregiver support specialist at 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, and 16 weeks after discharge of the patient with TBI home with the option of two additional calls. During those calls, the caregiver support specialist provides training on problem-solving skills along with education on topics of interest to caregivers of persons with TBI.

An outcome assessment is done at 6 months and 1 year after discharge home.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	16 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Family member or other person having a long-term relationship (at least one year) with person with TBI admitted to hospital and discharged home from acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and/or skilled nursing facility within 7 months of date of injury.
Sufficient English to permit communication without an interpreter.

Exclusion Criteria:

Lack of a telephone.
Lack of a permanent home address.

Contacts and Locations

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00692575

Locations


United States, Washington
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Washington

U.S. Department of Education

Investigators


Principal Investigator:	Janet M. Powell, PhD	University of Washington
Study Director:	Kathleen R. Bell, MD	University of Washington

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	Janet Powell, Associate Professor, University of Washington
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00692575 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	33690-J, NIDRR grant # H133A070032
Study First Received:	June 3, 2008
Last Updated:	April 10, 2014
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by University of Washington:


Brain Injuries, Traumatic Caregivers

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Brain Injuries Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Craniocerebral Trauma	Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 25, 2015