MMEPT for Traumatic Brain Injury
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Hospital, Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Other |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 7/15/2018 |
| Start Date: | March 2016 |
| End Date: | June 2019 |
| Contact: | Olanta Chandler |
| Email: | bartoo02@nyumc.org |
Multimedia Multicultural Educational Program for Traumatic Brain Injury
The primary purpose of this research is to increase adherence to outpatient rehabilitation of
chronically underserved individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The intervention will
be a TBI rehabilitation-focused education tool suitable for use with a wide variety of
patients, including those with poor literacy skills and those with Limited English
Proficiency (LEP), hereafter referred to as the Multimedia Multicultural Educational Program
for TBI (MMEPT).
chronically underserved individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The intervention will
be a TBI rehabilitation-focused education tool suitable for use with a wide variety of
patients, including those with poor literacy skills and those with Limited English
Proficiency (LEP), hereafter referred to as the Multimedia Multicultural Educational Program
for TBI (MMEPT).
Inclusion Criteria:
- A medically documented (e.g., EMS report, hospital record, physician record) TBI as a
result of a blow to the head requiring admission to an acute inpatient rehabilitation
unit, meeting at least one of the following criteria for moderate to severe TBI:
1. PTA > 24 hours
2. Trauma related intracranial neuroimaging abnormalities
3. Loss of consciousness exceeding 30 minutes
4. GCS in emergency department of less than 13 (unless due to intubation, sedation
or intoxication)
- Proficient in Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Spanish or English,
- Willing to engage in the MMEPT and complete questionnaires,
- Agreeing to participate (i.e., completion of informed consent and HIPAA documents).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Preferred language (language with greatest proficiency) other than English, Chinese or
Spanish,
- In minimally conscious or vegetative state,
- Significant symptoms of receptive aphasia, and
- Any acute medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, makes the person
unsuitable or unable to participate. Participants enrolled in the study who are
ultimately not discharged to the community at the completion of acute inpatient
rehabilitation will be removed from the study.
We found this trial at
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550 1st Ave
New York, New York 10016
New York, New York 10016
(212) 263-7300
Principal Investigator: Tamara Bushnik, MD
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