Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Anger, Hostility and Aggression After Acquired Brain Injury.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cerebral Lesion
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT04034875
• Lead Sponsor: Brugmann University Hospital

Brief Summary

The incidence of aggression and violent behavior is usually reported to be high after acquired brain injury, around 54%. Behaviors with verbal agression and, less frequently, physical agressions, are described.

These behaviors may be linked to the dysfunction of the frontal lobes responsible for executive functions and complex social interactions, or to the dysfunction of the temporal structures that may also be responsible for increased aggression.

It is interesting to note that very few scales or specific questionnaires evaluate the factors and co-variables that could lead to aggressive behavior after an acquired brain injury. Such questionnaires are very rare, and none have been validated in French.

The objective of this study is to develop a questionnaire in French that aims to assess anger, hostility and aggression after acquired brain injury. The psychometric qualities of this questionnaire will be evaluated using the Rasch probabilistic model.

The development of such a tool will be of major interest for clinical practice and future clinical research.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-04-09
• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-25
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-26
• Primary Completion: 2023-07-28
• Study Completion: 2023-07-28
• Status Verified: 2024-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-05-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients of the CHU Brugmann Hospital
• Central neurological pathology of vascular or traumatic origin, acute or chronic (known since more than one year).

Exclusion Criteria

• Pregnant or lactating women
• Presence or antecedents of psychiatric disease
• Degenerative pathology (ex: Parkinson...)
• Antecedents of other neurologic pathologies before the acquired lesion
• Oral or written comprehension dysfunctions.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients with acquired brain injury	Questionnaire	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Questionnaire evaluation by Rasch methodology	30 minutes	questionnaire validity

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Hôpital Universitaire Pitié-Salpêtrière; 🇫🇷 Paris, France

Hôpitaux Saint Maurice; 🇫🇷 Saint-Maurice, France

Brugmann University Hospital; 🇧🇪 Brussels, Belgium