Can a personal coach help brain injury survivors thrive?
NCT ID NCT04462549
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a free service called Resource Facilitation for people with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Participants worked one-on-one with a specialist to set goals and connect with services. The goal was to see if this support improves quality of life and reduces disability. 90 adults with documented TBI took part, with some receiving the service and others acting as a control group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Resource Facilitation (a behavioral support service)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical, low-cost way to help people with brain injury live better lives.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study testing a support service, not a medical treatment. Results may not apply to everyone with TBI.
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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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90 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2022
- 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: -Documented TBI (if one or more of the following criteria apply: Loss of consciousness of 30 minutes or more Post-traumatic anterograde amnesia of 24 hours or more Worst Glasgow Coma Scale full score in first 24 hours \< 13 (unless invalidataed upon review, e.g., attributable to intoxication, sedation, systemic shock) * One or more of the following present: Intracerebral hematoma, Subdural hematoma, Epidural hematoma, Cerebral contusion, Hemorrhagic contusion, Penetrating TBI (dura penetrated), Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Brain stem injury * Resides in one of the following counties: Vigo, Clay, Parke, Vermillion, Fountain, Warren, Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Putnam, Owen, Monroe, Brown, Morgan, Hendricks, Boone, Clinton, Howard, Tipton, Hamilton, Marion, Johnson, Bartholomew, Shelby, Hancock, Madison, Delaware, Henry, Rush, Decatur, Randolph, Wayne, Fayette, Union, or Franklin * Age older than 17 Exclusion Criteria: * From or going to jail or prison following injury * Anyone with pre-existing progressive CNS disorder (this does not include previous TBI or stroke, for example) * Being discharged from Acute Hospital LTAC * Anyone who cannot interact with the environment * Unable to follow commands
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46268, United States
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