Early intervention aimed at preventing persistent complaints after mild traumatic brain injury: a comparison between cognitive behavioral therapy and telephone counselling

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Persistent post-concussive complaints following mild traumatic brain injury.; Nervous System Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN86191894
• Lead Sponsor: Hersenstichting Nederland (Dutch Brain Foundation)

Brief Summary

2017 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28335664 results (added 09/08/2019) 2017 Other publications in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28114812/ Two case examples are presented to demonstrate the application of the intervention (added 30/08/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2016-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 11 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

1. Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients admitted to the emergency departments (ED’s) of the participating centers
2. Age between 18 and 65 years
3. Normal admission CT scan
4. In paid work or studying at the time of injury
5. Patients at-risk for persistent post-concussive complaints are selected for enrollment in the intervention, starting within 4-6 weeks post-trauma. At-risk status was based on the score on the Head Injury Symptom Checklist (HISC), which comprises of 16 complaints commonly described after TBI with premorbid levels, using values from 0 to 2 (0= never, 1= sometimes, 2= often). Eligible patients must report three or more complaints of which at least one should be in the cognitive or in the emotional domain.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Chronic alcohol and/or drug abuse
2. Major psychiatric or neurological disorders
3. Without comprehension of Dutch language
4. Without a permanent home address

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified