Improving self-awareness in people with brain injury using video-feedback: A double-blinded randomised controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000378224

Enrollment

Registered

2009-05-28

Start date

2009-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Main Objective: To determine the effectiveness of video feedback in improving on-line awareness and adjustment in persons with traumatic brain injury compared to verbal feedback and experiential feedback only. Hypothesis: 1. Treatment Group A (video & verbal feedback) & Treatment Group B (verbal feedback) will demonstrate greater improvement in on-line awareness compared to the control (experiential feedback) group. 2. Treatment Group A (video & verbal feedback) will demonstrate greater improvement in on-line awareness than Treatment Group B (verbal feedback). 3. Gains in on-line awareness will be maintained for Treatment Group A (video & verbal feedback) at four-week follow-up. 4. No hypotheses have been generated about the impact of the treatment on measures of intellectual awareness (AQ) or emotional status (DASS), as these are exploratory variables.

Interventions

Group 1: Verbal and video-tape feedback after the client completes a functional task. The participant and the therapist will watch the video of their functional task completion, and rate the client's performance using a standard rating form. This group will complete four intervention sessions of an hour's length, held within 4-6 weeks. The functional task is a hot meal preparation, with the participant's choice of spaghetti bolognaise or pizza.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

-Diagnosis of a traumatic brain injury -At least 18 years old -Emerged from post-traumatic amnesia (PTA) to allow for informed consent and ensure participants can recall feedback -Functional in the English language to maximise comprehension of information -Difference in two scores between the therapist and the participant on the Awareness Questionnaire indicating impaired self-awareness. Provides informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

-Severe communication disability or behavioural changes that would compromise ability to participate in an intervention -Expected length of rehabilitation less than intervention study period (i.e. two weeks)

Outcome results