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REACH Intervention for Caregivers of Veterans and Service Members With TBI

This study is testing an intervention called Resources for Enhancing All Caregivers' Health - Traumatic Brain Injury (REACH TBI). This program is designed to help caregivers of Veterans and Service Members with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). It involves six phone sessions focused on problem-solving, stress management, and education. The main goal is to see if REACH TBI can reduce the strain caregivers feel. Researchers will also look at how it affects caregiver confidence, anxiety, depression, and frustrations with healthcare. You might be able to join if you are at least 18 years old, are the primary caregiver for a Veteran or Service Member with a TBI for at least six months, and provide daily supervision or help with their physical, cognitive (thinking), or behavioral issues. The current recruitment status is unclear, and 160 people are planned to enroll.

Study design
This is a randomized waitlist control trial, meaning some participants will receive the intervention right away, and others will receive it later. The study plans to enroll 160 participants.
What's involved
You would participate in six telephone sessions for the REACH TBI intervention. Your caregiver strain will be measured at the start, after the intervention (3 months), and at a 6-month follow-up.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 6 months after the intervention to assess long-term effects.

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NCT06111794

The REACH Intervention for Caregivers of Veterans and Service Members With TBI

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of Virginia
~160 participants
Updated 2024-08-09 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:REACH TBI

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
TBI-CareQOL Caregiver Strain - Short Form 6a
Measured over Baseline; 3 months (post-intervention); 6 month follow-up

Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury
Caregiver

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Florida1

Who to contact

Paul B Perrin, PhD
[email protected]
(434) 982-2600
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

identify as a primary caregiver for a V/SM who sustained a TBI at least 6 months prior;
identify as a primary caregiver who has provided care for a V/SM with TBI for at least 6 months;
provide some level of daily supervision or assistance with either a physical, cognitive, or behavioral issue they think is likely related to TBI;
believe that at least half of their caregiving responsibilities are likely related to TBI rather than another health condition(s); and
endorse a score of at least high burden (a score of 8 or higher) on the Zarit Burden Inventory-4.

Exclusion

no telephone;
current diagnosis of schizophrenia or other major mental illness;
auditory impairment that would make telephone use difficult; or
the caregiver believes that more than half of their caregiving for the V/SM is for issues related to another health condition(s) rather than TBI.

What this trial measures

  • TBI-CareQOL Caregiver Strain - Short Form 6aBaseline; 3 months (post-intervention); 6 month follow-up

    It assesses caregiver strain in caregivers of individuals with TBI. Values range from 6-30, with higher scores indicating greater strain/worse outcome.