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NCT Number: NCT00704067

Improving Work Outcomes for Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury

The 12-month study will investigate a cognitive training augmentation of supported employment to improve cognitive performance and work outcomes, which are expected to result in improved quality of life and community integration for veterans with mild to moderate traumatic brain injuries. The primary hypothesis is that compared to veterans who receive enhanced supported employment, those who receive supported employment plus cognitive training will work more weeks during the 12 months.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

VA San Diego Healthcare System

San Diego, California, 92161, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • OEF/OIF veteran
  • History of mild-to-moderate TBI (loss of consciousness <6 hours; post-traumatic amnesia <7 days)
  • Documented impairment in at least one neuropsychological domain
  • Unemployed, but stating a goal of work
  • Written informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

  • Current alcohol/substance abuse or dependence
  • Participation in other intervention studies

Treatment and study plan

Supported employment plus cognitive training

Behavioral

Supported employment for 12 months plus cognitive training for the first 12 weeks

Enhanced supported employment

Behavioral

Supported employment for 12 months plus one additional supported employment session per week for the first 12 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. Weeks worked

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Hours worked

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Dollars earned from working

    Time frame: 12 months

  3. Cognitive performance

    Time frame: 3, 6, and 12 months

  4. Neurobehavioral symptoms

    Time frame: 3, 6, and 12 months

  5. Quality of life

    Time frame: 3, 6, and 12 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

United States Department of Defense

Fed

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Jun 24, 2008
Registry last updated
Feb 12, 2015

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