Status:
COMPLETED
Use of Neurofeedback to Enhance Attention After Brain Injury
Lead Sponsor:
University of Glasgow
Collaborating Sponsors:
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust
Conditions:
Brain Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Difficulty to sustain attention over a prolonged period of time is one of the core difficulties experienced by people who have undergone traumatic brain injury. Rehabilitation of attention is often ba...
Detailed Description
Participants taking part in the neurofeedback group will undertake sixteen 30-minute sessions of neurofeedback training, from Tuesday to Friday, distributed over the course of four weeks. Sessions wil...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- normal or corrected to normal vision
- able to provide consent
- non-progressive brain injury
- impairment of sustained attention
- stable medication regime (expected not to change during the period of the study)
- minimum computer literacy (owning a computer, laptop, tablet, ipad etc)
- native English-speakers
Exclusion
- epilepsy
- co-morbid progressive neurological or neurodegenerative condition
- aggressive behaviour
- unhealed scalp wounds
- unable to give informed consent
- unable to cooperate with the study protocol (e.g. severe aphasia, uncorrected impairment of hearing or vision, illiteracy or unable to understand English)
- clinically unstable (e.g. due to major intercurrent illness)
- undertaking changes in the existing treatment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 2 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 17 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
8 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03324178
Start Date
February 2 2018
End Date
July 17 2018
Last Update
February 27 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust
Glasgow, United Kingdom