New program aims to better involve relatives in brain injury care
NCT ID NCT06796335
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study developed and tested a program to help nurses better support relatives of patients with acquired brain injury or malignant brain tumors. The program included nurse training, a dialog tool, a peer support list, videos, and documentation guidelines. Researchers tested it with 35 relatives across seven hospital units in Denmark to see if it improved how involved and supported caregivers felt.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- RIGht intervention (nurse training, dialog tool, peer list, video, documentation guidelines)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better support programs for families caring for loved ones with serious brain conditions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 35 participants. It focused on developing and testing the intervention, not on proving it improves health outcomes. Results may not apply to all settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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35 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
The study is conducted in six inpatient units in two hospice sites in Denmark that admitted adult patients with respectively acquired brain injury and malignant brain tumor. Acquired brain injuries often occur suddenly and unexpectedly. Suffering from an acquired brain injury has major consequences, not only for the patients, due to the devastating impact on their physical, cognitive, social, and psychological well-being, but also for the relatives who may need to take on a lifelong role as carers
- Ages
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19 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: * Relatives of adult patients with an acquired brain injury or primary malignant brain tumor * Patients most be hospitalized * Patients must agree to give their informed consent to involve their relatives * Able to read and understand english Exclusion Criteria: * Relatives under the age of 18 years of age
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of neurosurgery, Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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