MMEPT for Traumatic Brain Injury

Multimedia Multicultural Educational Program for Traumatic Brain Injury

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02695043

Enrollment

Registered

2016-03-01

Start date

2016-03-31

Completion date

2019-07-05

Last updated

2019-08-12

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Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

Brief summary

The primary purpose of this research is to increase adherence to outpatient rehabilitation of chronically underserved individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The intervention will be a TBI rehabilitation-focused education tool suitable for use with a wide variety of patients, including those with poor literacy skills and those with Limited English Proficiency (LEP), hereafter referred to as the Multimedia Multicultural Educational Program for TBI (MMEPT).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALRRTBIMS

TBI patients discharged from Bellevue inpatient rehabilitation and enrolled in the Rusk Rehabilitation Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (RRTBIMS)

BEHAVIORALMultimedia Multicultural Educational Program for TBI (MMEPT)

Study design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* A medically documented (e.g., EMS report, hospital record, physician record) TBI as a result of a blow to the head requiring admission to an acute inpatient rehabilitation unit, meeting at least one of the following criteria for moderate to severe TBI: 1. PTA \> 24 hours 2. Trauma related intracranial neuroimaging abnormalities 3. Loss of consciousness exceeding 30 minutes 4. GCS in emergency department of less than 13 (unless due to intubation, sedation or intoxication) * Proficient in Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Spanish or English, * Willing to engage in the MMEPT and complete questionnaires, * Agreeing to participate (i.e., completion of informed consent and HIPAA documents).

Exclusion criteria

* Preferred language (language with greatest proficiency) other than English, Chinese or Spanish, * In minimally conscious or vegetative state, * Significant symptoms of receptive aphasia, and * Any acute medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, makes the person unsuitable or unable to participate. Participants enrolled in the study who are ultimately not discharged to the community at the completion of acute inpatient rehabilitation will be removed from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Difference in Rate of Retention	Up to One Week

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026