Strategy Based Technique to Enhance Memory (STEM) for Improving New Learning and Memory (NLM) in Moderate to Severe TBI
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: The purpose of this research study is to investigate the effectiveness of a memory enhancement technique in persons with a Traumatic Brian Injury (TBI).Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)Masking Description: Once enrolled, participants will be randomly assigned to the TX or CTL group via a computerized random number generator coordinated by the statistician, who will not be blinded. Group assignment will be concealed. Both the participant and the examiner conducting the baseline and outcome assessments will be blind to group membership.Primary Purpose: Treatment
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 18 years and 65 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Impairments in higher level cognitive processing, such as new learning and memory, are common in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)and negatively impact multiple aspects of everyday life, including occupational and social functioning. Despite this, few studies have attempted to remediate these cognitive d...
Impairments in higher level cognitive processing, such as new learning and memory, are common in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)and negatively impact multiple aspects of everyday life, including occupational and social functioning. Despite this, few studies have attempted to remediate these cognitive deficits in order to improve everyday functioning. While not applied in traditional rehabilitation protocols as of yet, many techniques from cognitive psychology significantly improve learning and memory in healthy persons. These techniques include the generation effect (GE), the spacing effect (SE), and the testing effect (TE). These techniques have recently been incorporated into an 8-session treatment protocol, Stylistic Memory Enhancement (SME), designed to teach participants about each of the techniques, train them on how to apply the techniques in daily life and practice their application to daily life memory demanding situations. The protocol includes teaching participants how to restructure a memory demanding situation in order to make optimal use of self-generation, spaced learning and self-testing.
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT04054596
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD Kessler Foundation
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