Self-Advocacy for Independent Life (SAIL) After TBI
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 8/4/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 1, 2018 |
| End Date: | January 31, 2020 |
| Contact: | Clare Morey, MA |
| Email: | cmorey@craighospital.org |
| Phone: | 303-789-8621 |
Self-Advocacy for Independent Life (SAIL) After Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been conceptualized as a chronic health condition,
warranting self-advocacy for health management services across the lifespan. Successful
self-advocacy requires a combination of cognitive and communication skills (problem solving,
organization, negotiation, etc), which may be impaired following TBI. This project focuses on
developing and testing the efficacy of an intervention to enhance self-advocacy skills in
individuals who have sustained TBI. This two-arm, randomized controlled trial will include
approximately 74 participants, recruited in 4 waves of approximately 18-20 per wave, with
each wave recruited from a different geographic area of the state. The primary hypothesis
states that participants receiving the treatment intervention will demonstrate significantly
greater improvements in self-advocacy beliefs (SAS) from baseline to post-intervention as
compared to participants in the control group. Treatment will consist of interactive
4-session workshops along with 2 booster phone calls. Control participants will receive a
copy of a self-advocacy workbook after all assessments are completed. Baseline,
post-treatment and two follow-up assessments will take place.
warranting self-advocacy for health management services across the lifespan. Successful
self-advocacy requires a combination of cognitive and communication skills (problem solving,
organization, negotiation, etc), which may be impaired following TBI. This project focuses on
developing and testing the efficacy of an intervention to enhance self-advocacy skills in
individuals who have sustained TBI. This two-arm, randomized controlled trial will include
approximately 74 participants, recruited in 4 waves of approximately 18-20 per wave, with
each wave recruited from a different geographic area of the state. The primary hypothesis
states that participants receiving the treatment intervention will demonstrate significantly
greater improvements in self-advocacy beliefs (SAS) from baseline to post-intervention as
compared to participants in the control group. Treatment will consist of interactive
4-session workshops along with 2 booster phone calls. Control participants will receive a
copy of a self-advocacy workbook after all assessments are completed. Baseline,
post-treatment and two follow-up assessments will take place.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Documented TBI due to an external mechanical force
- Received inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation for TBI
- At least 9 months post TBI
- Able to travel independently in the community
- Able to attend intervention sessions
Exclusion Criteria:
- Unable to read or speak English well enouth to complete assessments and actively
participate in study intervention
- Currently in inpatient TBI rehabilitation
- Previously participated in a SAIL program
- Participating in another research trial
- Unable to perform neuropsychological baseline assessment
- Score of 30 or above on GSES
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