Traumatic Brain Injury
Conditions
Keywords
traumatic brain injury
Brief summary
This study is investigating one way to improve health and healthy habits after traumatic brain injury (TBI). The primary goal of this study is to determine if a brief intervention accommodated for persons with moderate or severe TBI is effective in reducing alcohol misuse during the year following injury. It is hypothesized that an adapted Screening, Education and Brief Intervention (adapted SBI) will reduce the number of alcoholic drinks consumed per week over the year following discharge from inpatient rehabilitation, in comparison to a Screening and Education Attention Control condition (SEA control).
Interventions
BEHAVIORALAdapted Screening and Brief Intervention (Adapted SBI)
BEHAVIORALScreening & Education Attention Control
Sponsors
U.S. Department of Education
Jennifer Bogner, PhD, ABPP
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Sustained a TBI, defined as damage to brain tissue caused by external force and evidenced by loss of consciousness, post-traumatic amnesia, skull fracture, or objective neurological findings * History of alcohol misuse within the year prior to injury * Be at least 18 years old * English-speaking * Have cleared post-traumatic amnesia * Able and willing to provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Language impairments that would preclude participation in interview * Has not cleared post-traumatic amnesia before discharge
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of alcoholic drinks consumed per week in past month | Change from baseline to 12 months post-discharge | Number of drinks will be recorded at baseline, 6, 9, and 12 months. We will be measuring change in the number of drinks consumed of the course of the year, with the primary outcome being measured at the 12 month assessment. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol expectancies | 12 months post-discharge | Measured by the shortened Alcohol Expectancies Questionnaire-III |
| Number of facts retained about negative consequences of substance misuse | 12 months post-discharge | Count of number of facts, maximum=8 |
| Number of alcoholic drinks consumed per week during the past month | Change from baseline to 3 months post-discharge | Count of number of facts, maximum=8 |
| Frequency of alcohol binges in past month | Change in the number of alcohol binges baseline to 12 months post-discharge | Binge is defined as 4 or more drinks in a day for women, 5 or more drinks in a day for men |
| Number of alcohol binges in past month | Change from baseline to 3 months post-discharge | Binge is defined as 4 or more drinks in a day for women, 5 or more drinks in a day for men |
| Number of facts retained about negative consequences of alcohol use | 3 months post-discharge | Count of number of facts, maximum=8 |
| Number of alcoholic drinks consumed per week in the past month | Change from baseline to 6 months post-discharge | — |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed