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Boulos ME, Colella B, Meusel LA, Sharma B, Peter MK, Worthington T, Green REA. Feasibility of group telerehabilitation for individuals with chronic acquired brain injury: integrating clinical care and research. Disabil Rehabil 2024; 46:750-762. [PMID: 36855274 DOI: 10.1080/09638288.2023.2177357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a leading cause of lifelong disability, but access to treatment in the chronic stages has significant barriers. Group-based, remotely delivered neurorehabilitation reduces costs, travel barriers, and infection risk; however, its feasibility for patients with ABI is not well-established. OBJECTIVES To investigate the feasibility of remotely group-based cognitive and mood therapies for persons with chronic ABI. METHODS Three hundred and eighty-eight adults with chronic ABI participated in group tele-neurorehabilitation modules comprising Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Goal Management Training®, Relaxation and Mindfulness Skills Training, and/or a novel Concussion Education & Symptom Management program. Assessments comprised quantitative metrics, surveys, as well as qualitative semi-structured interviews in a subset of participants. RESULTS High retention, adherence, and satisfaction were observed. Facilitators of treatment included accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and convenience. Adoption of technology was high, but other people's technological interruptions were a barrier. Self-reported benefits specific to group-based format included improved mood, stress management, coping, interpersonal relationships, cognitive functioning, and present-mindedness. CONCLUSIONS The present study examined chronic ABI patients' perceptions of telerehabilitation. Patients found remotely delivered, group-based mood, and cognitive interventions feasible with easy technology adoption. Group format was considered a benefit. Recommendations are provided to inform design of remotely delivered ABI programs.
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- Mary E Boulos
- Cognitive Neurorehabilitation Sciences Lab, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Cognitive Neurorehabilitation Sciences Lab, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Cognitive Neurorehabilitation Sciences Lab, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Cognitive Neurorehabilitation Sciences Lab, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Medical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Cognitive Neurorehabilitation Sciences Lab, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Cognitive Neurorehabilitation Sciences Lab, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Cognitive Neurorehabilitation Sciences Lab, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
- Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Rahmani-Katigari M, Mohammadian F, Shahmoradi L. Development of a serious game-based cognitive rehabilitation system for patients with brain injury. BMC Psychiatry 2023; 23:893. [PMID: 38031072 PMCID: PMC10688007 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05396-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting from a forceful impact to the head can cause severe functional disabilities, with cognitive impairment being a major hindrance to patients' return to daily life. Encouraging patients to engage in rehabilitation programs consistently poses a significant challenge for therapists. To address this issue, gamification has gained momentum as an effective approach. This study aims to develop a serious game-based cognitive rehabilitation system tailored for patients with brain injury. METHODS The study included four stages. Initially, the requirements were analyzed through focus groups. Then the system structure and game content were discussed and was agreed as a conceptual model. In second stage, the system design was drawn using various modeling diagrams. In third stage, a system prototype was developed using the Unity game engine and C# programming. Finally, a heuristic evaluation method was employed to assess usability. RESULTS Based on the focus group meetings with seven participants, a conceptual model of the system structure and game content was designed. Game's interface was developed for both the therapist and patient versions. The focus groups determined a 2D casual gaming genre with a postman character and 10 missions on the smartphone platform. For example, in the first mission, the postman must move from mailboxes 1 to 10 and pick up the letters. This is according to Trail Making Test task. The 16 tasks in different subcategories of attention were selected to make these missions. The usability evaluation highlighted privacy, help and documentation, and aesthetic and minimalist design as the areas with the highest percentage of problems. CONCLUSIONS Cognitive rehabilitation is vital in facilitating patients' faster return to daily routines and enhancing their quality-of-life following brain injury. Incorporating a game-based system provides patients with increased motivation to engage in various cognitive exercises. Additionally, continuous monitoring by specialists ensures effective patient management. The game-based system offers different game stages to strengthen and rehabilitate attention in patients with brain injury. In the next step, the clinical effects of this system will be evaluated.
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- Meysam Rahmani-Katigari
- Department of Health Information Management, Saveh University of Medical Sciences, Saveh, Iran
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- Department of Psychiatry, Roozbeh Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Health Information Management, School of Allied Medical Sciences, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Miao M, Rietdijk R, Brunner M, Debono D, Togher L, Power E. Implementation of Web-Based Psychosocial Interventions for Adults With Acquired Brain Injury and Their Caregivers: Systematic Review. J Med Internet Res 2022; 24:e38100. [PMID: 35881432 PMCID: PMC9328122 DOI: 10.2196/38100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2022] [Revised: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND More than 135 million people worldwide live with acquired brain injury (ABI) and its many psychosocial sequelae. This growing global burden necessitates scalable rehabilitation services. Despite demonstrated potential to increase the accessibility and scalability of psychosocial supports, digital health interventions are challenging to implement and sustain. The Nonadoption, Abandonment, Scale-Up, Spread, and Sustainability (NASSS) framework can offer developers and researchers a comprehensive overview of considerations to implement, scale, and sustain digital health interventions. OBJECTIVE This systematic review identified published, peer-reviewed primary evidence of implementation outcomes, strategies, and factors for web-based psychosocial interventions targeting either adults with ABI or their formal or informal caregivers; evaluated and summarized this evidence; synthesized qualitative and quantitative implementation data according to the NASSS framework; and provided recommendations for future implementation. Results were compared with 3 hypotheses which state that complexity (dynamic, unpredictable, and poorly characterized factors) in most or all NASSS domains increases likelihood of implementation failure; success is achievable, but difficult with many complicated domains (containing multiple interacting factors); and simplicity (straightforward, predictable, and few factors) in most or all domains increases the likelihood of success. METHODS From a comprehensive search of MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, speechBITE, and neuroBITE, we reviewed primary implementation evidence from January 2008 to June 2020. For web-based psychosocial interventions delivered via standard desktop computer, mobile phone, tablet, television, and virtual reality devices to adults with ABI or their formal or informal caregivers, we extracted intervention characteristics, stakeholder involvement, implementation scope and outcomes, study design and quality, and implementation data. Implementation data were both narratively synthesized and descriptively quantified across all 7 domains (condition, technology, value proposition, adopters, organization, wider system, and their interaction over time) and all subdomains of the NASSS framework. Study quality and risk of bias were assessed using the 2018 Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. RESULTS We identified 60 peer-reviewed studies from 12 countries, including 5723 adults with ABI, 1920 carers, and 50 health care staff. The findings aligned with all 3 hypotheses. CONCLUSIONS Although studies were of low methodological quality and insufficient number to statistically test relationships, the results appeared consistent with recommendations to reduce complexity as much as possible to facilitate implementation. Although studies excluded individuals with a range of comorbidities and sociocultural challenges, such simplification of NASSS domain 1 may have been necessary to advance intervention value propositions (domain 3). However, to create equitable digital health solutions that can be successfully implemented in real-world settings, it is recommended that developers involve people with ABI, their close others, and health care staff in addressing complexities in domains 2 to 7 from the earliest intervention design stages. TRIAL REGISTRATION PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews CRD42020186387; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42020186387. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID) RR2-10.1177/20552076211035988.
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- Melissa Miao
- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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A Systematic Review on Serious Games in Attention Rehabilitation and Their Effects. Behav Neurol 2022; 2022:2017975. [PMID: 35256889 PMCID: PMC8898139 DOI: 10.1155/2022/2017975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Attention is a basic and main mental task and can play an important role in the functioning of other brain abilities such as intelligence, memory, learning, and perception, and its deficit occurs in 80% of patients with traumatic brain injury. The use of game-based tools for rehabilitation is rapidly expanding. Cognitive rehabilitation via video games is an emerging hot topic in cognitive science. Serious games serve a specific purpose in addition to entertainment. They can be more engaging than exercises since they replace reward and motivation systems with real-world motivations as a complement for rehabilitation activities. This study was aimed at identifying and categorizing serious computer games used for attention rehabilitation and evaluating their effects. Six electronic databases (Scopus, PubMed, ISI, Embase, IEEE, and Cochrane) were searched in August 2021. The search strategy consisted of three main concepts of “serious game”, “cognitive deficits”, and “cognitive rehabilitation”. The inclusion criteria were (1) journal articles, (2) English language, (3) being published in the last 10 years, (4) human participants, and (5) game-based intervention. In the 30 included studies, 22 unique games were utilized for attention rehabilitation. Lumosity (20%), Brain Age (Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training) (10%), and MoHRS (6.66%) were the most common games among the studies. There were (57%) casual, (23%) action, (10%) simulation, and (10%) multiple genres. Of the 47 tools used in the studies, 5 utilized cross-modal oddball attention tasks, 4 utilized game performance, 3 utilized the paced auditory serial additional test (PASAT), and the rest employed other tools. A total of 73 outcome measures were related to attention, 42 measures did not have significant results, 30 were significantly improved, 1 was significantly deteriorated, and 4 articles did not have any specific measures for attention evaluation. Thus, the results revealed the positive effect of serious games on attention. However, issues such as absence of scientific teams, the variety of the disorders that cause defects, the variety of criteria, differences in measurements, lack of long-term follow-up, insufficient RCT studies, and small sample sizes should be considered when designing, developing, and using game-based systems to prevent bias.
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Mollica A, Dey A, Cairncross M, Silverberg N, Burke MJ. Neuropsychiatric Treatment for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Nonpharmacological Approaches. Semin Neurol 2022; 42:168-181. [PMID: 35114694 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1742143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Postconcussive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)/concussion are common, disabling, and challenging to manage. Patients can experience a range of symptoms (e.g., mood disturbance, headaches, insomnia, vestibular symptoms, and cognitive dysfunction), and neuropsychiatric management relies heavily on nonpharmacological and multidisciplinary approaches. This article presents an overview of current nonpharmacological strategies for postconcussive symptoms including psychoeducation; psychotherapy; vestibular, visual, and physical therapies; cognitive rehabilitation; as well as more novel approaches, such as neuromodulation. Ultimately, treatment and management of mTBI should begin early with appropriate psychoeducation/counseling, and be tailored based on core symptoms and individual goals.
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- Adriano Mollica
- Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation and Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation and Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Neuropsychiatry Program, Department of Psychiatry, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Harquail Centre for Neuromodulation and Hurvitz Brain Sciences Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Cognitive Neurology, Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Mahncke HW, DeGutis J, Levin H, Newsome MR, Bell MD, Grills C, French LM, Sullivan KW, Kim SJ, Rose A, Stasio C, Merzenich MM. A randomized clinical trial of plasticity-based cognitive training in mild traumatic brain injury. Brain 2021; 144:1994-2008. [PMID: 34312662 PMCID: PMC8370402 DOI: 10.1093/brain/awab202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2020] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Clinical practice guidelines support cognitive rehabilitation for people with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and cognitive impairment, but no class I randomized clinical trials have evaluated the efficacy of self-administered computerized cognitive training. The goal of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a self-administered computerized plasticity-based cognitive training programmes in primarily military/veteran participants with a history of mTBI and cognitive impairment. A multisite randomized double-blind clinical trial of a behavioural intervention with an active control was conducted from September 2013 to February 2017 including assessments at baseline, post-training, and after a 3-month follow-up period. Participants self-administered cognitive training (experimental and active control) programmes at home, remotely supervised by a healthcare coach, with an intended training schedule of 5 days per week, 1 h per day, for 13 weeks. Participants (149 contacted, 83 intent-to-treat) were confirmed to have a history of mTBI (mean of 7.2 years post-injury) through medical history/clinician interview and persistent cognitive impairment through neuropsychological testing and/or quantitative participant reported measure. The experimental intervention was a brain plasticity-based computerized cognitive training programme targeting speed/accuracy of information processing, and the active control was composed of computer games. The primary cognitive function measure was a composite of nine standardized neuropsychological assessments, and the primary directly observed functional measure a timed instrumental activities of daily living assessment. Secondary outcome measures included participant-reported assessments of cognitive and mental health. The treatment group showed an improvement in the composite cognitive measure significantly larger than that of the active control group at both the post-training [+6.9 points, confidence interval (CI) +1.0 to +12.7, P = 0.025, d = 0.555] and the follow-up visit (+7.4 points, CI +0.6 to +14.3, P = 0.039, d = 0.591). Both large and small cognitive function improvements were seen twice as frequently in the treatment group than in the active control group. No significant between-group effects were seen on other measures, including the directly-observed functional and symptom measures. Statistically equivalent improvements in both groups were seen in depressive and cognitive symptoms.
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- VA Boston Healthcare System, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, and Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- VA Connecticut Healthcare System, and Yale University School of Medicine, West Haven, CT, USA
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- Desmond T. Doss Health Clinic, Schofield Barracks, Oahu, HI, USA
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- Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Intrepid Center of Excellence, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Posit Science Corporation, San Francisco, CA, USA
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Eilam-Stock T, George A, Charvet LE. Cognitive Telerehabilitation with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Improves Cognitive and Emotional Functioning Following a Traumatic Brain Injury: A Case Study. Arch Clin Neuropsychol 2021; 36:442-453. [PMID: 33885138 DOI: 10.1093/arclin/acaa059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cognitive deficits following a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are a leading cause of disability in young adults and there is a critical need for novel approaches to improve cognitive outcomes in TBI survivors. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paired with cognitive remediation has emerged as a viable, cost-effective, noninvasive approach for treating cognitive impairments in a wide variety of neurological conditions. Here, we report the first case study utilizing remotely supervised tDCS (RS-tDCS) protocol paired with cognitive remediation in a 29-year-old man with persisting cognitive and emotional sequelae following TBI. METHOD Neuropsychological measures were administered before and after the patient completed 20 daily sessions of RS-tDCS (2.0 mA × 20 minutes, left anodal dorsolateral prefrontal cortex montage). During the daily stimulation period, he completed adaptive cognitive training. All treatment procedures were delivered at home and monitored in real time via videoconference with a study technician. RESULTS Following 20 RS-tDCS and cognitive training sessions, he had significant improvements (>1 SD) on tests of attention and working memory, semantic fluency, and information processing speed. Mood was also improved. CONCLUSIONS This is the first demonstration of at-home telerehabilitation with RS-tDCS and cognitive training to improve cognitive outcomes following TBI.
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- Tehila Eilam-Stock
- Department of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York 10017, USA
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- Department of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York 10017, USA
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- Department of Neurology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York 10017, USA
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Belchev Z, Boulos ME, Rybkina J, Johns K, Jeffay E, Colella B, Ozubko J, Bray MJC, Di Genova N, Levi A, Changoor A, Worthington T, Gilboa A, Green R. Remotely delivered environmental enrichment intervention for traumatic brain injury: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e039767. [PMID: 33574141 PMCID: PMC7880099 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-039767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Individuals with moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (m-sTBI) experience progressive brain and behavioural declines in the chronic stages of injury. Longitudinal studies found that a majority of patients with m-sTBI exhibit significant hippocampal atrophy from 5 to 12 months post-injury, associated with decreased cognitive environmental enrichment (EE). Encouragingly, engaging in EE has been shown to lead to neural improvements, suggesting it is a promising avenue for offsetting hippocampal neurodegeneration in m-sTBI. Allocentric spatial navigation (ie, flexible, bird's eye view approach), is a good candidate for EE in m-sTBI because it is associated with hippocampal activation and reduced ageing-related volume loss. Efficacy of EE requires intensive daily training, prohibitive within most current health delivery systems. The present protocol is a novel, remotely delivered and self-administered intervention designed to harness principles from EE and allocentric spatial navigation to offset hippocampal atrophy and potentially improve hippocampal functions such as navigation and memory for patients with m-sTBI. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Eighty-four participants with chronic m-sTBI are being recruited from an urban rehabilitation hospital and randomised into a 16-week intervention (5 hours/week; total: 80 hours) of either targeted spatial navigation or an active control group. The spatial navigation group engages in structured exploration of different cities using Google Street View that includes daily navigation challenges. The active control group watches and answers subjective questions about educational videos. Following a brief orientation, participants remotely self-administer the intervention on their home computer. In addition to feasibility and compliance measures, clinical and experimental cognitive measures as well as MRI scan data are collected pre-intervention and post-intervention to determine behavioural and neural efficacy. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval has been obtained from ethics boards at the University Health Network and University of Toronto. Findings will be presented at academic conferences and submitted to peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Version 3, ClinicalTrials.gov Registry (NCT04331392).
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- Zorry Belchev
- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, The State University of New York, Geneseo, New York, USA
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Global Health Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- KITE, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Moore AL, Carpenter DM, James RL, Miller TM, Moore JJ, Disbrow EA, Ledbetter CR. Neuroimaging and Neuropsychological Outcomes Following Clinician-Delivered Cognitive Training for Six Patients With Mild Brain Injury: A Multiple Case Study. Front Hum Neurosci 2020; 14:229. [PMID: 32670040 PMCID: PMC7326946 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.00229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Nearly half of all mild brain injury sufferers experience long-term cognitive impairment, so an important goal in rehabilitation is to address their multiple cognitive deficits to help them return to prior levels of functioning. Cognitive training, or the use of repeated mental exercises to enhance cognition, is one remediation method for brain injury. The primary purpose of this hypothesis-generating pilot study was to explore the statistical and clinical significance of cognitive changes and transfer of training to real-life functioning following 60 h of Brain Booster, a clinician-delivered cognitive training program, for six patients with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) or non-traumatic acquired brain injury (ABI). The secondary purpose was to explore changes in functional connectivity and neural correlates of cognitive test gains following the training. We used a multiple case study design to document significant changes in cognitive test scores, overall IQ score, and symptom ratings; and we used magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to explore trends in functional network connectivity and neural correlates of cognitive change. All cognitive test scores showed improvement with statistically significant changes on five of the seven measures (long-term memory, processing speed, reasoning, auditory processing, and overall IQ score). The mean change in IQ score was 20 points, from a mean of 108 to a mean of 128. Five themes emerged from the qualitative data analysis including improvements in cognition, mood, social identity, performance, and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADLs). With MRI, we documented significant region-to-region changes in connectivity following cognitive training including those involving the cerebellum and cerebellar networks. We also found significant correlations between changes in IQ score and change in white matter integrity of bilateral corticospinal tracts (CST) and the left uncinate fasciculus. This study adds to the growing body of literature examining the effects of cognitive training for mild TBI and ABI, and to the collection of research on the benefits of cognitive training in general. Clinical Trial Registration: www.ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier NCT02918994.
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- Amy Lawson Moore
- Department of Psychology, Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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- College of Education, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research, Colorado Springs, CO, United States
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- School of Nursing, Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, United States
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Center for Brain Health, Shreveport, LA, United States
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Center for Brain Health, Shreveport, LA, United States
- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA, United States
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Domensino AF, van Haastregt JCM, Winkens I, van Bennekom CAM, van Heugten CM. Feasibility of a minimal dataset for adults with acquired brain injury in Dutch healthcare practice. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0235085. [PMID: 32569269 PMCID: PMC7307757 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective Data collection in the field of acquired brain injury (ABI) lacks uniformity due to the broad spectrum of available measurement instruments, leading to incomparability of data and the need for patients to ‘repeat their story’. To pursue uniform data collection, an ABI-specific minimal dataset (MDS-ABI) is currently under development. The current study aimed to assess the feasibility (performance according to protocol, user opinion, potential implementation barriers, and suggested improvements) of the MDS-ABI in clinical settings. Methods A mixed-methods approach was used in a range of healthcare sectors for persons with ABI. Clinicians of several relevant disciplines within these sectors were asked to administer the MDS-ABI to five patients. Subsequently, feasibility according to clinicians was assessed by means of a paper questionnaire about every administration and an online questionnaire about the feasibility in general. Feasibility according to patients was assessed with a paper questionnaire and think aloud interviews. Results Thirteen clinicians and 50 patients were included. In general, the MDS-ABI performed according to protocol. Both clinicians and patients were overall satisfied with the content of the MDS-ABI. The Cumulative Illness Rating Scale was regarded incomprehensible, leading to missing data. Further, clinicians indicated that the MDS-ABI would not be suitable for all ABI-patients, as some are incapable of self-report due to potential cognitive problems, communicative problems, fatigue, perceptual problems, or impaired awareness of deficits. Conclusion The MDS-ABI is a promising tool for obtaining core information on ABI-patients. The MDS-ABI will be adjusted according to the suggestions. For patients who are incapable of self-report, a proxy-reported version of the self-reported part was developed.
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- Anne-Fleur Domensino
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Limburg Brain Injury Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Care and Public Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Limburg Brain Injury Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
| | - Coen A. M. van Bennekom
- Department of Research and Development, Heliomare Rehabilitation Center, Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands
- Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, The Netherlands
| | - Caroline M. van Heugten
- School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Limburg Brain Injury Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- Department of Neuropsychology and Psychopharmacology, Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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