Road-to-Recovery: web support for families after a child's traumatic brain injury

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized controlled trial compares usual medical care plus internet resources (IRC) to usual care plus the web-based Road-to-Recovery (R2R-TBI) intervention for caregivers. Caregivers will be randomized to one of the two groups and complete measures at baseline, one month, and six months post-randomization. The R2R-TBI program targets parental self-care, positive parent–child interactions, and awareness of potential longer-term behavioral and psychosocial concerns and is delivered via any web-enabled device with optional tablet access in outpatient settings. The trial enrolls English-speaking caregivers of children aged 3 months to 18 years who were hospitalized overnight for complicated mild to severe TBI and are within 0–3 months post-discharge.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Caregivers will be eligible if they are over 18 years of age, and if their child meets all of the following criteria:

* Ages 3 months to 18 years at time of discharge from hospital
* Sustained a complicated mild to severe TBI as defined by a Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 13-15 with imagining abnormalities or GCS 3-12 with or without imaging abnormalities
* Admitted overnight to the hospital
* 0-3 months post-discharge

Exclusion Criteria:

The caregiver will be excluded from participation if any of the following occur:

* Child did not survive the injury
* Child sustained a non-blunt head trauma (e.g. gunshot wound)
* Child does not reside with parent/caregiver for study duration
* English is not primary language spoken in the home

Where it's running

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  Cincinnati, Ohio, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Shari Wade, PhD — Cchmc
• Study coordinator: Shari Wade, PhD
• Email: Shari.Wade@cchmc.org
• Phone: 5134610952

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.