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Neural Pathfinder Training for Traumatic Brain Injury (RD Trial)

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Led By Anthony J-W Chen, MD
Research Sponsored by VA Northern California Health Care System
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline, week 6-8, week 12-16, and week 18-24
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RD Trial Summary

Injury to the brain can change the core of a person's being, affecting brain functions necessary to accomplish important goals in a complex world. Deficits in attention, working memory, and other aspects of goal-directed cognition affect a broad range of pursuits in everyday life, and are among the most prevalent and long-lasting consequences of brain injuries. The objective of this research is to develop remotely deployed training tools that target the most common, persistent and debilitating cognitive functions affected by traumatic brain injury (TBI); test the potential effects of the intervention and compare these effects to an active comparison intervention; and determine the neurocognitive and functional effects of computer-assisted remote training.

Eligible Conditions
  • Traumatic Brain Injury

RD Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline, week 6-8, week 12-16, and week 18-24
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, week 6-8, week 12-16, and week 18-24 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary outcome measures
Change in Goal Processing Scale Scores
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Scores on Neuropsychological Assessment Measures

RD Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Neural Pathfinder TrainingExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Neural Pathfinder training (PATH) will involve 6-8 weeks of training sessions with a trainer (1-2 hour sessions, average of 1 session per week), up to 3 hours of telephone contact with the trainer (about 15 minutes per week), and approximately 20 hours of home practice). Some subjects will only receive the PATH intervention.
Group II: Brain Health EducationActive Control1 Intervention
Brain Health Education (EDU) will involve 6-8 weeks of training sessions with a trainer (1-2 hour sessions, average of 1 session per week), up to 3 hours of telephone contact with the trainer (about 15 minutes per week), and approximately 20 hours of home practice). Some subjects will only receive the EDU intervention. Some subjects will receive both the PATH and EDU interventions.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Northern California Health Care SystemLead Sponsor
18 Previous Clinical Trials
3,362 Total Patients Enrolled
United States Department of DefenseFED
865 Previous Clinical Trials
327,614 Total Patients Enrolled
Anthony J-W Chen, MDPrincipal InvestigatorSan Francisco VA Medical Center

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