Status:

COMPLETED

Case Studies: Promoting Strategy Use in Functional Activities

Lead Sponsor:

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Collaborating Sponsors:

New York Presbyterian Hospital

Mercy University

Conditions:

Cognitive Impairment

Executive Dysfunction

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to provide evidence of feasibility, acceptability, patient satisfaction, and patient perceived benefit of the Multicontext (MC) approach. The project consists of eight case...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age between 18 and 80 years
  • English-speaking
  • Confirmed diagnosis of acquired brain injury (ABI) based on radiological assessment
  • Able to comprehend multistep directions and participate in conversation as assessed by the Functional Independence Measure (FIM; required score of 4 or above on Comprehension and Expression items)
  • Impaired performance (\<2 SD below demographically-corrected normative data) on at least one screening measure of executive functioning
  • Able to attend to a cognitive task for at least 10 minutes
  • Cognitively independent in basic self-care activities
  • Able to read standard size newsprint
  • Ability to demonstrate functional use of at least one hand.

Exclusion

  • Global aphasia or moderate - severe comprehension deficits (as indicated by a FIM comprehension score of less than 4)
  • Global cognitive impairment or dementia as indicated by a score of 20 or less on the Montreal cognitive assessment
  • History of treatment for substance abuse or hospitalizations for psychiatric disorder, within the past year
  • non-English speaking

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 14 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 29 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

8 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04363645

Start Date

December 14 2014

End Date

December 29 2016

Last Update

April 27 2020

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Weill Cornell Medicine

New York, New York, United States, 10065