Self-Advocacy for Independent Life (SAIL) After TBI

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Conditions studied: TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)

In brief

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been conceptualized as a chronic health condition, warranting self-advocacy for health management services across the lifespan. Successful self-advocacy requires a combination of cognitive and communication skills (problem solving, organization, negotiation, etc), which may be impaired following TBI. This project focuses on developing and testing the efficacy of an intervention to enhance self-advocacy skills in individuals who have sustained TBI. This two-arm, randomized controlled trial will include approximately 74 participants, recruited in 4 waves of approximately 18-20 per wave, with each wave recruited from a different geographic area of the state. The primary hypothesis states that participants receiving the treatment intervention will demonstrate significantly greater improvements in self-advocacy beliefs (SAS) from baseline to post-intervention as compared to participants in the control group. Treatment will consist of interactive 4-session workshops along with 2 booster phone calls. Control participants will receive a copy of a self-advocacy workbook after all assessments are completed. Baseline, post-treatment and two follow-up assessments will take place.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03385824

Run by

Craig Hospital

People needed

76

Starts

2018-02-01

Expected to finish

2020-03-31

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Documented TBI due to an external mechanical force
• Received inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation for TBI
• At least 9 months post TBI
• Able to travel independently in the community
• Able to attend intervention sessions

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to read or speak English well enouth to complete assessments and actively participate in study intervention
• Currently in inpatient TBI rehabilitation
• Previously participated in a SAIL program
• Participating in another research trial
• Unable to perform neuropsychological baseline assessment
• Score of 30 or above on GSES

Where it is running

• Craig Hospital — Englewood, Colorado, United States

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