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Can community health workers ease the burden for TBI caregivers?
NCT ID NCT06188364
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether community health workers can help caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI) during the move from rehab to home. About 126 adult caregivers will get either standard support or extra help from a health worker starting before discharge. The goal is to see if caregivers feel more prepared and less stressed.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- community health worker support
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that community health workers improve caregiver confidence and reduce stress during the transition from rehab to home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early phase trial with only 126 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It focuses on caregiver support, not directly on patient recovery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 126 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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.
- Ages
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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: * Participants must be adults (age 18 or older). * Must be primary person responsible for supervision/care needs of person with TBI post-IRF discharge. * The person with TBI must have been admitted to the Brain Injury Service Unit at SAI. * If the care partner does not live in the same residence as the person with TBI, they must provide multiple daily check-ins on day-to-day care. * Must agree to use mHealth (texts, calls) and possess or be eligible to acquire a smart phone. Exclusion Criteria: * Any severe cognitive impairment that precludes the ability to provide informed consent or safely function as the care partner for a vulnerable adult with TBI.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Virginia Commonwealth University
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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