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NCT Number: NCT02692352

Cognitive Rehabilitation of Executive Dysfunction - Goal Management Training in Patients With Acquired Brain Injury

The main objective of this study is to examine the effect of Goal Management Training for patients with executive difficulties after acquired brain injury in a randomized controlled trial. The effect on cognitive functioning will be examined, as will the relationship between treatment effects and lesion location and size. The effect of Goal Management training on regulating emotions, quality of life and coping will be examined. The generalizability of treatment effects across etiologies will be explored by comparing effects in three patient groups; traumatic brain injury, cerebrovascular accidents and resected brain tumors. Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans and measures of white matter connectivity will be used to establish detailed lesion descriptions. Functional MRI data will provide information on the neural underpinnings of treatment related change. A secondary objective is to expand the Goal Management Training protocol with increased focus on emotional regulation and adherence to homework assignment.

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Key information

Conditions

Brain Injuries Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Craniocerebral Trauma Nervous System Diseases Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–67 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Traumatic Brain Injury, stroke and resected brain tumor patients with no concomitant diseases
  • Minimum 6 months post-injury/surgery
  • Reporting executive problems by structured interview or baseline assessment (cognitive performance measures)

Exclusion criteria

  • Major psychiatric disorder or reported ongoing alcohol or substance abuse
  • Premorbid neurological disease or insult and/or comorbid neurological disease
  • Aphasia or other specified language problems causing potential communication problems
  • Impaired basic cognitive, linguistic, mnemonic, motor, or perceptual function that can interfere with the ability to engage with the training

Treatment and study plan

Goal Management Training

Other

Goal Management training, 8 sessions of 2 hours

Brain Health Workshop

Other

Brain Health Workshop training, 8 sessions of 2 hours

Primary outcomes

  1. Executive functioning in daily life measured by self report questionnaire

    Time frame: one year

    Behavior Rating Inventory Executive Functions Adult version

  2. Executive functioning measured by neuropsychological assessment

    Time frame: one year

    Conners Continous Performance Test

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital

Other

Collaborators

  • Oslo University Hospital
  • University of Glasgow
  • University of Oslo

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Feb 26, 2016
Registry last updated
Feb 26, 2016

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