e-COGRAT: The development, efficacy and implementation of blended care treatment in acquired brain injury-induced fatigue. First step: feasibility of e-COGRAT, a pilot study.

e-COGRAT: The development, efficacy and implementation of *blended care* treatment in acquired brain injury-induced fatigue. First step: feasibility of e-COGRAT, a pilot study. - e-COGRAT, pilot

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON43913

Enrollment

Registered

2016-11-30

Start date

2016-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Fatigue after acquired brain injury post ABI fatigue

Interventions

Focus Groups: Per group, 4 meetings will be planned on well accessible locations Treatment Groups: Originally, COGRAT consisted of 12 cognitive therapy group sessions and 24 Graded Activity Training

Eligibility

Age

12 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - age 15-24 (group 1) - age > 24 (group 2) - acquired brain injury (ABI) at least 3 months prior to inclusion - suffering from (severe) chronic fatigue - being able to walk at least 30 feet independently - have access to a computer with internet connection and know the basics to use it.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - severe comorbid heart and/or long-disease - comorbid psychiatric disorder (depression or personality disorder) - IQ below 80 - severe cognitive disorders (neglect, aphasia, memory-disorders or disinhibition).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patients: - Questionnaire concerning user experience of the e-COGRAT - Fatigue: Checklist Individuele Spankracht (CIS-20R, J. H. Vercoulen et al., 1994; J. H. H. M. Vercoulen et al., 1999) & Dutch Multifactor Fatigue Scale (DMFS, Visser-Keizer, A.C. et al., 2015). - During the treatment period patients will be asked weekly about physical and mental change (scale 1-10) and physical and mental fatigue (scale 1-10). - Quality of life: RAND36 (van der Zee & Sanderman, 2012). Therapists: - Demographics (age, profession, number of working years) - Semi-structured interview about using the internet and applications and experiences with eHealth. - Questionnaire concerning user experience of the e-COGRAT - Semi-structured interview concerning user experiences	—

Measure

Time frame

Patients: - Questionnaire concerning user experience of the e-COGRAT - Fatigue: Checklist Individuele Spankracht (CIS-20R, J. H. Vercoulen et al., 1994; J. H. H. M. Vercoulen et al., 1999) & Dutch Multifactor Fatigue Scale (DMFS, Visser-Keizer, A.C. et al., 2015). - During the treatment period patients will be asked weekly about physical and mental change (scale 1-10) and physical and mental fatigue (scale 1-10). - Quality of life: RAND36 (van der Zee & Sanderman, 2012). Therapists: - Demographics (age, profession, number of working years) - Semi-structured interview about using the internet and applications and experiences with eHealth. - Questionnaire concerning user experience of the e-COGRAT - Semi-structured interview concerning user experiences

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Patients: - Anxiety and depression: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983). - Psychosocial distress: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (Derogatisa & Melisaratosa, 1983). - Executive problems: Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) (Alderman, Evans, Burgess, & Wilson, 1993). - Happiness-question (7-point Likert scale). - Information about work sick leave and use of health care: questionnaire User-P.	—

Measure

Time frame

Patients: - Anxiety and depression: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) (Zigmond & Snaith, 1983). - Psychosocial distress: Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) (Derogatisa & Melisaratosa, 1983). - Executive problems: Dysexecutive Questionnaire (DEX) (Alderman, Evans, Burgess, & Wilson, 1993). - Happiness-question (7-point Likert scale). - Information about work sick leave and use of health care: questionnaire User-P.

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)

e-COGRAT: The development, efficacy and implementation of *blended care* treatment in acquired brain injury-induced fatigue. First step: feasibility of e-COGRAT, a pilot study.