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A Health and Wellness Lifestyle Program to Support Community-Dwelling Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Traumatic Brain Injury
Interventions
Behavioral: Telehealth-Based Health and Wellness Program (POWERS-TBI)
Registration Number
NCT04288258
Lead Sponsor
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Brief Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of an adapted telehealth-based, health and wellness lifestyle program on promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors and improving health outcomes.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an adapted telehealth-based, health and wellness lifestyle program (POWERS-TBI) on promoting healthy lifestyle behaviors and improving self-efficacy for healthy activities such as amount of physical activity, dietary/food intake, mental stimulation and activity, substance use, mindfulness/spirituality, social relationships, and/or leisure activities among persons with TBI and their caregivers. The treatment program will be delivered via the internet, along with ongoing telephone health coaching calls designed to motivate, problem-solve challenges, reinforce skills learned, and prevent relapse. The goals are to evaluate the impact of the treatment program on improving health outcomes for people with TBI. The investigators plan to accomplish this by evaluating the impact of the program using a case-control crossover design.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
62
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
TreatmentTelehealth-Based Health and Wellness Program (POWERS-TBI)Health and Wellness Program
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile IIUp to 13 months

HPLP-II; Total scores and subscale scores are summed and divided by number of items on each scale respectively for an average, with higher scores indicating greater lifestyle behaviors

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Barriers to Physical Activity and Disability SurveyUp to 13 months

BPADS: Response choices (yes/no) for 31 items are summarized; 3 items are open-ended, higher scores indicate greater barriers

Patient Health Questionnaire-9 ItemUp to 13 months

PHQ-9: Scores are summed and range from 0 to 27, higher scores indicate greater depressive symptomatology

Fatigue Severity ScaleUp to 13 months

FSS: Scores range from 9 to 63 with higher scores indicating greater fatigue

Zarit Burden ScaleUp to 13 months

ZBS: Scores are summed (ranges 0 to 48) for a total scores, higher scores are indicative of greater burden

Social Support and Exercise Support for Eating and Physical Activity HabitsUp to 13 months

SSES: Subscale scores are obtained for exercise support (ranging from 10 for friends and 10 for family to 80 for friends and 80 for family); higher scores indicate greater support

Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Engagement ScaleUp to 13 months

SOCRATES: Items are summed and averaged across each subscale: Recognition scores range from 7-35; Ambivalence scores range from 4-20; Taking Steps scale range from 8-40: Higher scores indicate greater motivation

Bodily Pain IndexUp to 13 months

BPI: Scores for the Interference scale are summed and average for a mean (range 0 to 70) with higher scores indicating greater pain interference

Craig Handicap Assessment Reporting Technique short formUp to 13 months

CHARTsf: Suscales scores are summed and averaged for respective scales with higher scores indicating greater community integration

Barriers to Health Activities among Disabled Persons scaleUp to 13 months

BHADP: Ratings are summed across each item for how interfering they are with health promotion (range of possible scores 18 to 72)

Perceived Wellness SurveyUp to 13 months

PWS: A total score and subscale scores are calculated with a formula and range between 36 to 316 and average with higher scores indicating greater personal wellness

Sociodemographic CharacteristicsUp to 13 months

No abbreviation: Frequencies, summed total, or averages are reported to characterize the sample

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Alabama at Birmingham

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Birmingham, Alabama, United States

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