New study tests simple conversations to empower brain injury patients
NCT ID NCT07483528
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study compares two approaches to help people with chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI) become more engaged and confident in managing their health. One approach focuses on what matters most to the patient, while the other provides general health education. The trial will involve 142 adults who are at least one year post-TBI and see a brain injury doctor. Participants will have a single virtual session with a health professional and complete surveys to measure their health empowerment and engagement.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Patient Priorities Care (PPC) and Resource Education (both behavioral interventions)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a simple, values-based conversation helps people with TBI feel more in control of their health and more involved in their care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (142 people) comparing two behavioral approaches, not testing a drug or cure. Results may not apply to all TBI patients, and the benefits may be modest or short-lived.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 142 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * community dwelling adult (\>18 years at enrollment) * ≥1-year post-TBI that resulted in loss of consciousness based on The Ohio State University-TBI Identification Method * followed by a brain injury physician for TBI care who refers them to the study * must have sufficient comprehension, communication, sensorimotor function, and English proficiency (due to outcome measures not being validated in languages other than English) * must provide informed consent and have webcam and Internet access for assessments and approach Additionally, meet 1 or more of the following criteria: * 2 or more current chronic conditions (including chronic TBI) * 5 or more medications * 3 or more emergency department visits within the past 12 months * 1 or more hospital admissions within the past 12 months * Under care of 2 or more specialists (non-primary care), including physicians, midlevel providers, therapists, mental health professionals) with visits with these providers in the past 12 months Exclusion Criteria: * non-community dwelling
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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