Treating working memory and decision-making deficits in children following traumatic brain injury.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Acquired Brain Injury; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000085370
• Lead Sponsor: Cathy Catroppa

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 10 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

(1) attend primary and secondary school and be between the ages of 7-15 at the time of the intervention;
(2) sustained an TBI where there was head trauma associated with a) altered consciousness, as defined by Glasgow Coma Score and/or post traumatic amnesia, or b) intra-cranial abnormalities on brain scan, and,
(3) injury from acute stage onwards;and,
(4) evidence of reduced working memory or executive dysfunction at screening (1 SD below the mean)
(5) IQ>70

Exclusion Criteria

(1) non-fluency in English;
(2) IQ below 70 at screening
(3) other previously documented neurological or learning difficulties diagnosis;
(4) severe sensory or physical impairment that affects their capacity to attend mainstream school and complete the training program: and,
(5) families and/or primary caregivers who are unable to support/assist their child through to the completion of the intervention program. This will be determined through discussions with primary caregivers/parents during the recruitment phase.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Decision-Making .<br><br>Problem-Solving/Decision-Making Task ( Klayman, 1985). [ Pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and at 6 months post-intervention];Working Memory <br><br> Automated Working Memory Assessment: Short-Form (AWMA: Alloway, 2012)[ AWMA: Screening(2 sub tests), pre-intervention (remaining 2 sub tests), immediately post-intervention and at 6 months post-intervention. ]