Cognitive Support Technology for Postsecondary Students With Traumatic Brain Injuries

NCT05054855 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 20-068
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will fill important knowledge gaps in the availability of best practices that use innovative methods to integrate the cognitive and vocational needs of students with TBI who will be transitioning from 2- and 4-year postsecondary education to employment. Best practices exist from the assistive technology (AT) field to help people compensate for cognitive impairments, and from the vocational rehabilitation (VR) field to enhance employment outcomes for individuals with disabilities. However, these practices have not been integrated to provide needed supports and services to improve the employment outcomes of students with TBI. The study's goal is to expand the availability of innovative practices by testing the efficacy of a technology-driven, long-term, and resource-rich individualized support program that merges assistive technology for cognition and vocational rehabilitation practices. The end products will include technology application guidelines, training and procedural manuals, and resource information that rehabilitation professionals and students with TBI can utilize to enhance technology and mentoring proficiency, academic success, self-determination, and long-term career success for students with TBI.

Conditions

TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Grade Point Average (GPA)

  Participant GPA

  Baseline (enrollment in study) and 1 year (study completion)

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Change in Post-Secondary Enrollment Status

  Baseline (enrollment in study) and 1 year (study completion)

• Change in Satisfaction with transportation access

  Baseline (enrollment in study) and 1 year (study completion)

• Change in Satisfaction with Social Support

  Baseline (enrollment in study) and 1 year (study completion)

• Change in Current Employment Status

  Baseline (enrollment in study) and 1 year (study completion)

• Change in % of Participants Receiving Disability Benefits

  Baseline (enrollment in study) and 1 year (study completion)

Study Arms (2)

Full Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Steps of the Intervention Condition. Following an in-person session in which a pretest assessment is completed, each member of the intervention group will participate in three face-to-face sessions with the interventionist at the student's campus or at the interventionist's office to complete the CST component of the intervention.

Behavioral: : Cognitive Support Technology (CST)

Abbreviated Treatment

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Steps of the Control Condition. Following an inperson session in which the pretest assessment is completed, each member of the control group will participate in two telephone or Skype sessions with the interventionist to discuss her or his needs for electronic cognitive supports. An abbreviated version of Scherer's (2012) MPT assessment will be administered via telephone or Skype in the first of these virtually-administered sessions. In the second telephone or Skype session, the interventionist will summarize the results of the abbreviated MPT assessment, suggest a variety of cognitive enhancement apps for tablet computers or smart phones that the control group participant can consider.

Behavioral: : Cognitive Support Technology (CST)

Interventions

: Cognitive Support Technology (CST) BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Support Technology (CST) products and strategies are used to help people with disabilities compensate for or accommodate cognitive limitations (including those related to interpersonal communication and social cognition) that present difficulties for them in the performance of desired social roles, especially education and employment. CSTs may be mainstream everyday technologies such as tablet computers or they may be specialized devices designed for specific goals such as step-by-step instruction in the performance of a particular task (Scherer, 2012).

Abbreviated Treatment; Full Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Clinical diagnosis of TBI
• Enrolled in a degree program at two-year and four-year colleges or universities
• Live within a 60-mile radius of Kent, Ohio

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kent State University: lead
• Virginia Commonwealth University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Kent State University

Kent, Ohio, 44242-0001, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain Injuries, Traumatic

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Injuries; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Wounds and Injuries

Central Study Contacts

Mykal Leslie

CONTACT

3306725798; mleslie8@kent.edu

Phillip D Rumrill

CONTACT

3306720600; prumrill@kent.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: A minimum total of 90 students will be recruited for the study. Study personnel will recruit 30 students in each of years 2, 3, and 4. Of the 30 students per year, 15 will be randomly assigned to the full treatment intervention and 15 students will be randomly assigned to the control group. Participants will range in age from approximately 18 years to 25 years, but all ages are welcome to participate.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 21, 2020
• First Posted: September 23, 2021
• Study Start: March 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2024
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: September 23, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)