Clinical and cost effectiveness of memory rehabilitation following traumatic brain injury: a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of a group-based memory rehabilitation programme for people with traumatic brain injury.

Design

Multicentre, pragmatic, observer-blinded, randomized controlled trial in England.

Setting

Community.

Participants

People with memory problems following traumatic brain injury, aged 18-69 years, able to travel to group sessions, communicate in English, and give consent.

Interventions

A total of 10 weekly group sessions of manualized memory rehabilitation plus usual care (intervention) vs. usual care alone (control).

Main measures

The primary outcome was the patient-reported Everyday Memory Questionnaire (EMQ-p) at six months post randomization. Secondary outcomes were assessed at 6 and 12 months p

SUBMITTER: das Nair R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6585159 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature