Improving smartphone use after brain injury

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Memory deficits; Stroke; Traumatic brain injury; Encephalitis; Hypoxic brain injury; Tumour-related brain injury; Stroke - Haemorrhagic; Stroke - Ischaemic; Neurological - Other neurological disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001066279
• Lead Sponsor: Monash University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-06-26
• Study Completion: 2020-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 7 March 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participant has had an acquired brain injury (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury, hypoxia, encephalitis, low grade tumour or in remission)
2. Participant > 18 years
3. Participant reports memory difficulties
4. Participant has a smartphone (iPhone or Android)
5. Participant is interested in learning a new app and improve usage of smartphone
6. Participant lives in Metropolitan Melbourne and is available for 4 sessions with trainer (Approx. 2 months)
7. Participant is fluent in English

Exclusion Criteria

1. Significant dysphasia or low proficiency in English preventing intelligible responses and understanding of instructions
2. Severe neglect, vision or hearing difficulties precluding the person from seeing and listening to stimuli
3. Severe cognitive impairment preventing the understanding and completion of tasks
4. Motor or sensory difficulties impeding the person to manipulate a smartphone
5. Other significant neurological or psychiatric diagnoses that might impact performance
6. Having no access to a smartphone, which is the device targeted by the training

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified