Acquired Brain Injury and Neurorehabilitation: the Influence of Psychological Characteristics
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorInstitut Guttmann
About this trial
Acquired brain damage generates motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional deficits. Neurorehabilitation aims to reduce these deficits and develop compensatory strategies that increase the person's functionality. However, the success of neurorehabilitation process varies and is influenced by the type of injury, the characteristics of the patient or the treatment received. Despite all the studies about patient characteristics, psychological aspects currently continue to be a field to be explored.
The main objective of the study is to study the psychological characteristics of people with brain damage. Secondary objectives include analyzing its link with other indicators, exploring possible differences depending on the etiology of brain damage, assessing its evolution during neurorehabilitation and exploring its prognostic value.
To carry out this prospective longitudinal observational study, adult patients with acquired brain damage to less than 6 months of evolution who present an objective cognitive alteration will be selected. Patients with a neurological or psychiatric history will be excluded.
Patients included in the study will be administered computerized questionnaires at the beginning of the neurorehabilitation program. The same questionnaires will be administered again 2 months later. In those hospitalized patients who subsequently continue outpatient treatment, a third administration will be performed (2 months after the second administration).
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age over 18 years
Present acquired brain damage (stroke, head trauma, encephalopathy, brain tumor, or anoxia) after less than 6 months of evolution.
Participants must present a cognitive alteration objectified through a neuropsychological examination.
Be correctly oriented in person, space and time (assessed by psychometric tests).
Disqualifiers
Presenting a neurological or psychiatric history.
Presenting a language disorder or severe visual-perceptive disorder - hemineglect - that prevents participation in the study (does not allow for correct administration of the questionnaire).
A posteriori criterion (once the study has begun): Answering incorrectly to any of the validity items included in the questionnaire. This situation leads to automatic exclusion from studies.
Trial population
Any patient who begins neurorehabilitation treatment at the Institut Guttmann Neurorehabilitation Hospital (Badalona) during the recruitment period will be considered a candidate for the study. The inclusion and exclusion criteria will then be checked, and those who meet the criteria will be offered participation in the study.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Neurorehabilitation program
Other interventionParticipants will participate in a neurorehabilitation program, consisting in a structured, interdisciplinary approach designed to help individuals improve their functional abilities following acquired brain injury. The goal is to optimize the individual's physical, cognitive, emotional, and social functioning to enhance their quality of life The neurorehabilitation program includes, physical rehabilitation, occupational therapy, speech therapy and neuropsychological rehabilitation (cognitive, emotional and behavioral).
Treatment groups
200 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: Patients with Acquired Brain Injury1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Illness perception
The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) 9 items. 1-10 score range for each item. Higher scores describe a higher degree of accord with the correspondent parameter of perception.
Time frame
4 months2
Motivation towards rehabilitation
Motivation in stroke patients for rehabilitation scale (MORE) 17 items. 17-119 score range. Higher scores describe a higher degree of motivation towards rehabilitation.
Time frame
4 months3
Personal values
Valued Living Questionnaire - Adapted (22 items) Part A: 11 items. 1-10 score range for each item. Higher scores describe a higher degree of identification towards the specific value. Part B: 11 items. 1-4 score range for each item. Higher scores describe a worse perceived impact in the specific value described after the brain injury.
Time frame
4 months4
Coping strategies
Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory - Abbreviated (Brief COPE) 28 items. 28-112 score range. Higher scores describe a higher use of coping strategies.
Time frame
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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