Could a 6-Week course boost quality of life after brain injury?
NCT ID NCT07741149
First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 04, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 6-week group training program, designed for managing chronic conditions, can help adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI) feel more confident and improve their quality of life. Participants will take part in a virtual community-based course and report on their self-management skills and well-being before and after. The goal is to see if this type of support could become a standard part of long-term TBI care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A 6-week group training course in chronic disease self-management skills
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could establish self-management training as a standard part of long-term care for TBI survivors, improving their quality of life and daily functioning.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study, so results may not apply broadly. The program's effectiveness for TBI-specific needs is uncertain, and participation may be challenging for some.
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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 85 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 to 100 years
- 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: * Aged ≥18 years at time of first TBI * At least one year since the most recent TBI * Received care at BMC's Concussion/TBI program for a TBI or concussion * At least partially involved in Self-care * Able to provide consent * Able to speak and understand English * Available for study duration. Exclusion Criteria: * • Aged \<18 at the time of their first TBI * Severe mental, cognitive, social, or emotional difficulties due to another neurologic, developmental, psychological condition, or active substance use disorder * Participating in another interventional clinical trial * Planned major surgery in the next 4 months. * Pregnancy (self-report). * Suspected or known drugs or alcohol abuse * Endorses suicidal ideation * All individuals with reduced decision-making capacity, an assigned LAR, or conservator.
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