Brain injury study tracks memory Self-Awareness during recovery
NCT ID NCT03752697
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 100 people with brain or spinal cord injuries to see how their ability to judge their own memory (metacognition) changes over time. Researchers want to know if better self-awareness helps people stick with rehabilitation. Participants complete computer memory tests and clinicians rate their rehab engagement.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
participants in rehabilitation facility and community-dwelling individuals
- Ages
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19 to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * history of brain and/or spinal cord injury * no history of brain or neurological injury/insult (for healthy control group) * fluent in spoken and written English * adequate gross motor abilities to provide a button push on a keyboard Exclusion Criteria: * exclusion criteria for healthy controls include: * current/past history of psychiatric illness * learning disorder * developmental disorder * diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588-0308, United States
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