Virtual coping skills group shows promise for brain injury recovery
NCT ID NCT04386655
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a 12-week telemedicine coping skills group for brain injury survivors and their caregivers. Participants learned strategies to manage stress, depression, and communication challenges. The goal was to see if a virtual format could be as effective as in-person sessions in improving self-efficacy and group support.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Brain Injury Coping Skills (BICS) group sessions delivered via telemedicine
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a convenient way for brain injury survivors and caregivers to learn coping strategies and improve their confidence in managing daily challenges.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed feasibility study with only 49 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is behavioral and may not work for all types of brain injury or caregiver situations.
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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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Finished
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Aug 2020
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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 enrolled in the study will be (1) persons with a history of brain injury (e.g., Traumatic Brain Injury; TBI) or acquired BI (e.g., stroke, hypoxia, ruptured aneurysm, or metabolic encephalopathy) OR a caregiver of a brain injury survivor; (2) 18 years of age and older; and (3) at least six months post-injury. Since there is no reason to believe that treatment effectiveness varies with chronicity, no maximum has been set for time post-injury. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants will not be included in the study if they present with the following: (1) at imminent risk of psychiatric breakdown, or in imminent danger of hurting themselves or others; (2) active psychosis; (3) aphasia that limits group participation; or (4) significant neurobehavioral difficulties that would be deemed disruptive to group participation.
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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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