Feasibility of a Purpose in Life Renewal Intervention for Adults With Persistent Symptoms After Concussion

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Conditions studied: Concussion; Syndrome

In brief

A group of clinicians and researchers developed an 8-session group intervention that integrates education, support, self-reflection, and action-expectation to help people reaffirm or reconstruct self-grounded purpose after significant life events/transitions. The 8 sessions extend over 2-3 months, with 7 weekly sessions and the final session 1 month after Session 7. The intervention, called the Compass Course is structured around the 6 dimensions of flourishing (autonomy, self-acceptance, personal growth, relationships, purpose in life, external mastery), the goal of which is to help people enact behaviors that move them forward in reframing a sense of self and reaffirming or reconstructing a sense of purpose in their daily lives. Participating in this research will involve an introduction session, where informed consent will be obtained, followed by the 8-session intervention for 9 sessions in total. A team composed of researchers from Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute (CKRI) propose to recruit a convenience sample of individuals who were hospitalized with COVID-19 to evaluate the efficacy of administering the Compass Course to a novel population, to improve psychological well-being, engagement in everyday activities, and purpose in life. A focus group will be scheduled 2 months after the completion of the Compass Course. This session is composed of brief questionnaires and designed to obtain post-course data to help evaluate the Compass Course intervention.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT05780658
Run by: Mary Radomski
People needed: 22
Starts: 2023-03-08
Expected to finish: 2023-12-31
Last updated by the study team: 2024-07-17

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

Response to Purpose Status Question (PSQ) suggests that lack of Purpose Direction
18 years or older
Able to communicate in English
Evidence of persistent concussion symptoms (concussion symptoms that persist at least 3 months after date of concussion) for concussions occurring in the past 2 years
Received medical-rehabilitative services for persistent concussion symptoms over the past 12 months based on documentation in EPIC (i.e., ICD9 or ICD10 codes) or clinician referral to the study
Access to computer or tablet and adequate internet connection to participate in video conference
Has an email address
Has a device (computer with webcam, tablet) to use for Zoom access during sessions
Has access to an internet connection - broadband wired or wireless (3G or 4G/LTE)
Own a smartphone with one of the following operating system versions:
iOS 9.0 - 9.3, 10.0 - 10.3, 12, 13.3, 13.7, 14.0 - 14.4 or later Android 8.0 - 8.1.0, 9, 10, 11 or later
Agrees to use personal smartphone to download mEMA application and respond to application notifications (mEMA is described below)
Agrees to make every effort to attend all group sessions, respond to mEMA notifications many times per week, and to spend 30 minutes each week performing homework

You may not qualify if…

Has significant problems in everyday functioning that would interfere with full participation in the intervention, indicated by a WSAS score above 30 during screening (indicative of severe functional pathology [Mundt et al., 2002]).
Reports being unable to see, hear, or speak (with or without assistive devices)

Where it is running

Courage Kenny Research Institute — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

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