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NCT Number: NCT02695043

MMEPT for Traumatic Brain Injury

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).

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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

New York University School of Medicine

New York, 10016, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

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:
  • PTA > 24 hours
  • Trauma related intracranial neuroimaging abnormalities
  • Loss of consciousness exceeding 30 minutes
  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

RRTBIMS

Behavioral

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

Multimedia Multicultural Educational Program for TBI (MMEPT)

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Difference in Rate of Retention

    Time frame: Up to One Week

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Multimedia Multicultural Educational Program for Traumatic Brain Injury

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Mar 1, 2016
Registry last updated
Aug 12, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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