GOALS Cognitive Training Delivered to Aging Veterans in Person or Via Telehealth
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Executive Dysfunction
In brief
This study will use technology to deliver effective treatment for cognitive problems associated with TBI to Veterans at home, which may result in improved daily functioning and increased access to health care for the growing population of aging Veterans with history of TBI. The successful completion of this project may also increase older Veterans' ability to participate in research through increased understanding of the effect of in-home research opportunities on recruitment and retention. Additionally, the evidence gathered from this study may be used in future research studying home-based cognitive rehabilitation treatments for Veterans using telehealth technology.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04111549
- Run by
- VA Office of Research and Development
- People needed
- 29
- Starts
- 2020-09-09
- Expected to finish
- 2025-09-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-07-01
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Veterans aged 65 or older with history of chronic TBI (>6 months post-injury) -- sustained either during military service
- including in combat
- or as a civilian
- Self-reported cognitive complaints [1 moderate or severe cognitive symptom(s) on the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI [58]) that interfere(s) with daily function]
- Endorsement of comfort and familiarity with technology and/or the possession of a personal computer, or other HBT-compatible device
- i.e., tablet, or smartphone
- Per the investigators' preliminary patient survey, approximately 75% of the target population has access to a personal computer
- Participants who do not endorse comfort/familiarity with technology may be eligible to participate if they can identify a family member or other caregiver who is consistently present and willing to assist with connecting to study sessions
- A limited number of VA-issued tablets will be available for use by participants who do not have access to a personal computer or other HBT-compatible device
You may not qualify if…
- Moderate-severe objective cognitive impairment, as measured by score <20 on the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA [59-61]), that interferes with daily functioning (i.e., Major Neurocognitive Disorder)
- Unstable medical, neurologic, or psychiatric conditions precluding participation in research activities
- Other reasons for being unable or unwilling to participate in study procedures
- Ongoing illicit or prescription drug (Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview Version 7.0.2 (MINI) [79] or alcohol abuse (Alcohol Use Disorders Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) [62]>8)
- Active psychosis
- Poor English comprehension
Where it is running
- San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA — San Francisco, California, United States
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