Can a storytelling therapy help veterans with brain injury communicate better?

NCT ID NCT05008419

Ongoing Knowledge-focused Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests a new behavioral therapy designed to help veterans with traumatic brain injury (TBI) improve their storytelling and everyday communication. The therapy focuses on both story content and organization. The trial includes 34 veterans and aims to see if the treatment is tolerable, acceptable, and feasible, not yet whether it works.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Narrative discourse treatment (behavioral therapy)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could lead to a new therapy that helps veterans with TBI communicate better in daily life.
What could go wrong: This is a very early, small study (34 people) testing only if the therapy is feasible and acceptable. It may not improve communication or work for everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Brain Injuries, Traumatic communication disorder Social Communication Disorder traumatic brain injury

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

NEUROGENIC COMMUNICATION DISORDERS TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

Contacts and locations

Locations

VA Connecticut Healthcare System West Haven Campus, West Haven, CT

West Haven, Connecticut, 06516-2770, United States

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