Mobile Phone Text Message Program to Understand Symptoms and Improve Outcomes in Minor Head Injury Patients

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Head Injury, Minor
• Interventions: Behavioral: SMS assessments & feedback

• Registration Number: NCT01668342
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh

Brief Summary

Mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) is frequently seen in the ED, post-concussive symptoms are common post-injury, and few MTBI patients receive treatment or follow-up for these symptoms. Cell phones are ubiquitous, text messaging (SMS) is a cheap and increasingly common form of communication, potentially allowing for accurate assessment of symptom patterns after MTBI and provision of basic education support . The investigators seek to assess the feasibility of using SMS to collect symptoms related to MTBI in patients either discharged from the ED or admitted to the inpatient trauma unit. The investigators also seek to explore how SMS-based symptom reports correlate with phone-based follow-up reports at 14 days and whether additional SMS-based educational feedback alters daily symptom patterns.

Detailed Description

The investigators seek to assess the feasibility of using SMS to collect symptoms related to MTBI in patients either discharged from the ED or admitted to the inpatient trauma unit. The investigators also seek to explore how SMS-based symptom reports correlate with phone-based follow-up reports at 14 days and whether additional SMS-based educational feedback alters daily symptom patterns at 3-months.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-06
• Study First Submitted: 2012-07-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-20
• Primary Completion: 2013-07
• Study Completion: 2013-09
• Status Verified: 2015-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 2015-05-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of minor traumatic brain injury
• English speaking
• Owns a cell phone with SMS

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Exclusion Criteria

• Critically ill

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
SMS assessments & feedback	SMS assessments & feedback	Daily symptom assessments of headaches, trouble ocncentrating and irritability/anxiety with self-care feedback based on response severity.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rivermead Post Concussive Questionnaire	14 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rivermead Post Concussive Questionnaire	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Mercy Hospital; 🇺🇸 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States