Bridging Recovery Allies in Virtual Environments (BRAVE)-Understanding Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Virtual Environments for Social Communication in Persons With TBI
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 13
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Perceived Usability as Assessed by the System Usability Scale (SUS)
研究概览
简要总结
The Bridging Recovery Allies in Virtual Environments (BRAVE) study aims to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of implementing a virtual environment (VE) social support group for social communication training among adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 80 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •subjects with a traumatic brain injury
- •between the age of 18 and 80
- •living in the community
- •able to read and speak English,
- •are more than 1-year post-injury
- •are accessible by phone,
- •report independent computer usage over the last 6 months
- •have access to a computer meeting minimum specifications for the Learning in Virtual Environments (LIVE) platform (requires Windows)
- •have broadband Internet connection,
- •achieve a Galveston Orientation Assessment Test (GOAT) score >75 to ensure appropriate levels of cognition for the study
- •and score >93.8 on the Western Battery Aphasia-Revised (WAB-R) scale to indicate sufficient communicative abilities to participate in a social support group and exit interview group.
- •able to understand and independently consent for the study and provide written consent prior to enrollment in the study
排除标准
- •verbal communication impairments will be excluded as measured by the WAB-R, as this study intends to focus on persons with social communication deficits rather than verbal deficits.
研究组 & 干预措施
Virtual Envrionment for Social Communication
Once the intervention begins, participants will meet online from home for one-hour sessions twice a week (twelve sessions over six weeks).
Weekly sessions will follow a standardized format:
- 15 minutes- Social support group (guided discussion of experiences related to weekly topic)
- 20 minutes- Didactic instruction
- 15 minutes- Role playing
- 10 minutes- Debriefing and group feedback
干预措施: Virtual Envrionment for Social Communication (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Perceived Usability as Assessed by the System Usability Scale (SUS)
时间窗: about 1 week after the end of the intervention
Scores on the System Usability Scale (SUS) range from 0-100, with higher scores indicating greater usability (which is the desired outcome).
Acceptability as Assessed by the Acceptability E-Scale
时间窗: about 1 week after the end of the intervention
Scores on the Acceptability E-scale range from 6-30, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability (which is the desired outcome).
Feasibility as Assessed by Participation Rate
时间窗: from the start of the intervention to the end of the intervention (6 weeks)
Scores on the LaTrobe Social Communication Questionnaire (LCQ) range from 30-120, with lower score indicating less social communication impairment (which is the desired outcome).
Feasibility as Assessed by Attrition Rate
时间窗: from the start of the intervention to the end of the intervention (6 weeks)
次要结局
- Change in Social Communication as Assessed by the LaTrobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ)(baseline, about 1 week after the end of the intervention)
研究者
Hilary Nicole Touchett
Doctoral Student, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston