None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
This study will investigate whether providing cognitive behaviour therapy provides better reduction of postconcussive syndrome symptoms than education about postconcussive syndrome in patients following mild traumatic brain injury. Patients will be randomly allocate patients with postconcussive syndrome to either (a) cognitive behavior therapy, or (b) education, and assessed for postconcussive symptoms following treatment.
Interventions
Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Therapy is administered in once-weekly 60-minute telephone calls with a clinical psychologist over 5 weeks. Cognitive Behavior Therapy includes education about postconcussive syndrome, imaginal reliving of the trauma memories, in vivo exposure that includes gradual exposure to feared situations, and cognitive restructuring of the trauma experience and the postconcussive syndrome symptoms. The duration of the study for any participant will conclude after the 3-month
Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Therapy is administered in once-weekly 60-minute telephone calls with a clinical psychologist over 5 weeks. Cognitive Behavior Therapy includes education about postconcussive syndrome, imaginal reliving of the trauma memories, in vivo exposure that includes gradual exposure to feared situations, and cognitive restructuring of the trauma experience and the postconcussive syndrome symptoms. The duration of the study for any participant will conclude after the 3-month follow-up assessment, resulting in participation duration of a maximum of 5 months.
Sponsors
University of New South Wales
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
(1) Experience a mild traumatic brain injury, (2) Displays postconcusssive syndrome
Exclusion criteria
Suicidal intent, psychotic, substance dependent
Outcome results
None listed