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

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Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust

Glasgow, United Kingdom