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Telehealth vs. In-person Training for Veterans with mTBI/PTSD

This study is comparing two ways to deliver a combined training program for Veterans who have experienced a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The program, called Goal Management Training plus Attention Training, aims to improve thinking skills like planning and attention. You would either receive this training through telehealth (online) or in person. The study will also compare this training to a Brain Health Workshop and National Geographic Movies. Researchers want to see if the Goal Management Training plus Attention Training helps improve executive function (your ability to plan and manage tasks). To join, you must be a Veteran between 30 and 55 years old, diagnosed with both mTBI and PTSD at least 6 months ago, and have attention difficulties. The study plans to enroll 63 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study comparing two different behavioral interventions. It plans to enroll 63 participants.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your executive function will be measured before the intervention, right after, and then again at 6 months and 1 year later.

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NCT05380050

Comparing Telehealth to In-person a Combined Metacognitive Training in Veterans With mTBI/PTSD

Recruiting
NAAges 30–55InterventionalTreatment
VA Office of Research and Development
~63 participants
Updated 2025-10-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Goal Management Training plus Attention TrainingBrain Health Workshop and National Geographic Movies

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
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What they're measuring
Change in the Composite Executive score of the Executive Abilities: Measures and Instruments for Neurobehavioral Evaluation and Research
Measured over pre-intervention, post, 6-month and 1-year follow-up

Conditions

Brain Injury
Cognition
PTSD
Intervention

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Florida1

Study leadership

  • Julia K. Waid-Ebbs, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL

Who to contact

Margaret H McCallum
[email protected]
(352) 376-1611 · ext. 5223
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Veterans who have served in OIF-OEF-OND and have been diagnosed with both a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the joint criteria of the Veterans' Affairs and Department of Defense (VA \& DoD).
Latest mTBI occurred at least 6 months prior to study enrollment.
Attention deficit of 1.5 SD below the mean of the RBANS attention index.
Family member or friend that is willing to complete a questionnaire.
Access to a home computer, or smartphone with internet access.

Exclusion

History of pre-morbid learning disability.
History of psychiatric diagnosis sufficiently severe to have resulted in inpatient hospitalization.
Neurological disease unrelated to TBI (seizure disorder, stroke).
Score \< 90 on National Adult Reading Test (NART).
Failure of validity testing on the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM).
Reported alcohol or substance abuse within the past year.
Reported involvement in current litigation related to injury.
Recent change of medications for seizures, depression, or memory.
Currently enrolled in other cognitive therapy that cannot be discontinued.
Does not speak English fluently.
Not competent to provide consent (also, not able to demonstrate understanding of expectations of study and potential risks of participation).
Uncontrolled, acute medical or psychiatric condition as indicated by the participant or observed by the research team member that would make it unsafe to participate in the research activities, i.e. precautions for active homicidal/suicidal intent, active psychosis, or acute symptoms requiring immediate medical attention.

What this trial measures

  • Change in the Composite Executive score of the Executive Abilities: Measures and Instruments for Neurobehavioral Evaluation and Researchpre-intervention, post, 6-month and 1-year follow-up

    computerized performance measure that assess overall executive function. Composite Executive score, which is a single score that represent performance across the Dot Counting, N-back, Flanker, Continuous Performance Test, Fluency subscales, with a range of -3.0 to 3.0 with higher scores indicating better executive function.