Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02215187
Telehealth-Education-Based Program for Military Caregivers of Injured Service Members With Head Injuries
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Caregivers of Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) Service Members With Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 213 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 19 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The primary purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of a telehealth-based, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention (problem-solving training: PST) for adult informal military family/friend caregivers of OIF/OEF service members with a deployment-related TBI.
Detailed description
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has gained increasing attention in American society as it is now considered the "signature injury" of the Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) campaigns. The chronic changes that often occur in the wake of TBI along with possible physical injuries may run a chronic, unremitting course, imposing great strain and distress upon family members who often assume a caregiver role with little preparation and no formal training for these wounded service members as they reintegrate back into civilian life post-deployment. Unfortunately, research has not adequately addressed the unique long-term needs of informal military caregivers of deployed service members with TBI (i.e., family members/close friends).
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Problem-Solving Training (PST) | Training in problem-solving skills to be applied to military caregiver problems. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Attention Control | Social contact control (health education/no skill training) |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-07-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-12-01
- Completion
- 2016-12-01
- First posted
- 2014-08-13
- Last updated
- 2024-03-01
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02215187. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.