Bridging Recovery Allies in Virtual Environments
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury
In brief
The Bridging Recovery Allies in Virtual Environments (BRAVE) study aims to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of implementing a virtual environment (VE) social support group for social communication training among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03582228
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- People needed
- 13
- Starts
- 2018-08-06
- Expected to finish
- 2019-01-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2019-04-16
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- subjects with a traumatic brain injury
- between the age of 18 and 80
- living in the community
- able to read and speak English,
- are more than 1-year post-injury
- are accessible by phone,
- report independent computer usage over the last 6 months
- have access to a computer meeting minimum specifications for the Learning in Virtual Environments (LIVE) platform (requires Windows)
- have broadband Internet connection,
- achieve a Galveston Orientation Assessment Test (GOAT) score >75 to ensure appropriate levels of cognition for the study
- and score >93.8 on the Western Battery Aphasia-Revised (WAB-R) scale to indicate sufficient communicative abilities to participate in a social support group and exit interview group.
- able to understand and independently consent for the study and provide written consent prior to enrollment in the study
You may not qualify if…
- verbal communication impairments will be excluded as measured by the WAB-R, as this study intends to focus on persons with social communication deficits rather than verbal deficits.
Where it is running
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
- TIRR Memorial Hermann — Houston, Texas, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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