Status:
UNKNOWN
Computerised Working Memory Training in Acquired Brain Injury
Lead Sponsor:
University of Birmingham
Collaborating Sponsors:
Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Dalhousie University
Conditions:
Acquired Brain Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-69 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Working memory is a limited capacity cognitive system in which information is held temporarily in order to make it available for processing. The amount of information that can be held in mind varies c...
Detailed Description
Participants will be recruited through Northampton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Acquired Brain Injury clinics. They will complete 5 weeks of training at home. During the first two weeks they will b...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Referred to the service
- Are between 18 and 69 years of age
- Have capacity and able to provide informed consent
- Normal or corrected-to-normal vision and hearing
- Having a working memory impairment (see screening procedure below)
- At least three months between the injury and the starting of the study
- Has a computer or has access to a computer
Exclusion
- Pre-injury psychiatric or neurological disease by self-report (e.g., anxiety disorder, ADHD, Parkinson's disease, etc.)
- History of diagnosed severe depression (diagnosed pre-injury)
- History of epilepsy (diagnosed pre-injury)
- Family history of epilepsy
- Have had fainting spells or syncope in the last three years pre-injury
- Have significant hearing loss, vision or motor impairment that would prevent them from performing the task
- Known to be pregnant
- Assuming medication affecting cortical excitability or recreational drugs
- Metal (except titanium) or electronic implants in the brain /skull (e.g., splinters, fragments, clips, cochlear implant, deep brain stimulation, medication pump…)
- Metal (except titanium) or any electronic device at other sites in the participant's body, such as cardiac pacemaker or traumatic metallic residual fragments
- Have skin problems such as dermatitis, psoriasis or eczema under the stimulation sites
- Have had brain stimulation in the past six months
- Have undergone transcranial electric or magnetic stimulation in the past (more than 6 months) which resulted in adverse effects
- Skull fractures, significant skull defects, skull plates or large vessels occlusions in the site of electrode placement
- having had a seizure at the time of accident or between the injury and starting of the therapy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04010149
Start Date
November 1 2019
End Date
August 1 2021
Last Update
October 2 2019
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