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Attention Training for Concussion

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Julia K. Waid-Ebbs, PhD
Research Sponsored by VA Office of Research and Development
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up week 1, 11, 36
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether combining two types of training can help improve symptoms for veterans with mild traumatic brain injury.

Eligible Conditions
  • Concussion

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~week 1, 11, 36
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 1, 11, 36 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Computerized Tower of London change
Test of grocery shopping skills change
Secondary outcome measures
Attention Network Task change
Community Reintegration of Servicemembers change

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: GMT plus attentionExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
GMT consists of 2-hour, 10 weekly sessions using an interactive Power Point presentations. Attention training consists of 2-hour computerized attention training using Attention Process Training III and Brain HQ.
Group II: BHW plus moviesPlacebo Group2 Interventions
Brain Health Workshop consists of 2-hour, 10 weekly sessions using Power Point presentations and national geographic movies (2-hour, 10 weekly sessions).
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Goal Management Training
2017
N/A
~1160
Attention Training
2018
N/A
~560

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Who is running the clinical trial?

VA Office of Research and DevelopmentLead Sponsor
1,620 Previous Clinical Trials
3,323,372 Total Patients Enrolled
Julia K. Waid-Ebbs, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorNorth Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL
3 Previous Clinical Trials
134 Total Patients Enrolled
~5 spots leftby May 2025