MMEPT for Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Traumatic Brain Injury
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
A medically documented (e.g., EMS report, hospital record, physician record) TBI as a result of a blow to the head requiring admission to an acute inpatient rehabilitation unit, meeting at least one of the following criteria for moderate to severe TBI:
- PTA > 24 hours
- Trauma related intracranial neuroimaging abnormalities
- Loss of consciousness exceeding 30 minutes
- GCS in emergency department of less than 13 (unless due to intubation, sedation or intoxication)
- Proficient in Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), Spanish or English,
- Willing to engage in the MMEPT and complete questionnaires,
- Agreeing to participate (i.e., completion of informed consent and HIPAA documents).
Exclusion Criteria:
- Preferred language (language with greatest proficiency) other than English, Chinese or Spanish,
- In minimally conscious or vegetative state,
- Significant symptoms of receptive aphasia, and
- Any acute medical condition that, in the investigator's opinion, makes the person unsuitable or unable to participate. Participants enrolled in the study who are ultimately not discharged to the community at the completion of acute inpatient rehabilitation will be removed from the study.
Sites / Locations
- New York University School of Medicine
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
MMPET Group
Control Group
This group of subjects will be comprised of a subset of culturally diverse patients admitted to the Bellevue the Traumatic Brain Injury Unit at Bellevue. Treatment will focus on improving awareness and comprehension of TBI and its long-term consequences, fostering increased trust in the TBI rehabilitation team, and conveying the importance of continued TBI follow up to maximize recovery.
The Control Group will be comprised of equally diverse subset of patients who will receive Standard of Care Treatment.