Rehabilitation of memory following traumatic brain injury

Conditions

Brain injuries and emergencies Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Intracranial injury, unspecified

Roshan das Nair, Lucy Bradshaw, Hannah Carpenter, Sara Clarke, Florence Day et al. (12 authors)

Health Technology Assessment2019-04-0112 citations

Rehabilitation of memory following brain injury (ReMemBrIn): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

das Nair R, Lincoln NB, Ftizsimmons D, Brain N, Montgomery A, Bradshaw L, Drummond A, Sackley C, Newby G, Thornton J, Stapleton S, Pink A.

2015-01-064 citations

10.1186/1745-6215-16-6

Interventions

Memory rehabilitation The intervention will be offered in a group setting. Each group will be led by an Assistant Psychologist (AP) and consist of 4-6 participants. The APs at the diff

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Were admitted to hospital with a TBI more than 3 months prior to recruitment 2. Report having memory problems as assessed at baseline 3. Are 18 to 69 years of age 4. Are able to travel to one of the study centres and attend group sessions 5. Give informed consent. 6. Men and women

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable or unsuitable to engage in group treatment if allocated 2. Are involved in other psychological intervention trials 3. Impairment of language, as assessed on the SST (cut-off score <17)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Frequency of memory failures in daily life, assessed using the Everyday Memory Questionnaire participant report (EMQ-p) at 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Added 22/06/2017: Assessed at 6 and 12 months after randomisation: 1. Individual goal attainment, evaluated on a 4-point Likert scale 2. Memory, assessed using the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test, RBMT-3 3. Cognitive, emotional, and social wellbeing, measured using the European Brain Injury Questionnaire (EBIQ) patient and relative versions 4. Mood, assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 30) 5. Health-related quality of life, assessed using the EQ5D 6. Frequency of memory failures in daily life, assessed using the Everyday Memory Questionnaire participant version (EMQ-p) at 12 months 7. Cost-effectiveness from an NHS perspective, assessed using the service use questionnaire. This cost data is compared to the Quality Adjusted Life Year scores (QALYs) calculated from the responses from the EQ-5D. This will be used to calculate an Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio. 8. Frequency of memory failures in daily life, assessed using the Everyday Memory Questionnaire friend/relative report (EMQ-r)	—

Measure

Time frame

Added 22/06/2017: Assessed at 6 and 12 months after randomisation: 1. Individual goal attainment, evaluated on a 4-point Likert scale 2. Memory, assessed using the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test, RBMT-3 3. Cognitive, emotional, and social wellbeing, measured using the European Brain Injury Questionnaire (EBIQ) patient and relative versions 4. Mood, assessed using the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ 30) 5. Health-related quality of life, assessed using the EQ5D 6. Frequency of memory failures in daily life, assessed using the Everyday Memory Questionnaire participant version (EMQ-p) at 12 months 7. Cost-effectiveness from an NHS perspective, assessed using the service use questionnaire. This cost data is compared to the Quality Adjusted Life Year scores (QALYs) calculated from the responses from the EQ-5D. This will be used to calculate an Incremental Cost-Effectiveness Ratio. 8. Frequency of memory failures in daily life, assessed using the Everyday Memory Questionnaire friend/relative report (EMQ-r)

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Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed