Brain Injury Therapy of Exercise and Enriched Environment

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Brain Injuries

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether exercise or exercise with enrichment is beneficial in individuals who previously had a head injury. The enrichment will consist of a cultural educational program that will include ethnic food, music, slides and a talk. A series of tests that measure mental function and balance will be done before and after the exercise or the exercise/enrichment program will be done to measure efficacy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03256643

Run by

Wayne State University

People needed

42

Starts

2016-05-01

Expected to finish

2020-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-03-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Traumatic brain injury (TBI) person
• 1 to 15 year post-TBI
• Initial Glascow Coma SCale (GCS) of < or = 12
• 18-75 years old
• able to perform standardized exercise program

You may not qualify if…

• Inability to walk independently without assistive aids.
• Severe cardiovascular limitations limiting exercise of up to 5 metabolic equivalents.

Where it is running

• Oakwood Heritage — Taylor, Michigan, United States

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