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| University of Oslo | OTHER |
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A large proportion of patients with ABI have cognitive deficits that affect the way they communicate. Cognitive difficulties with attention, memory, executive functions and so on affect social communication. Without successful social skills, a person may engage in conflicts, become isolated and be denied access to social and vocational opportunities. Internationally, several group interventions have been developed for treating social communication difficulties during the last years.
Group Interactive Structured Treatment (GIST) is a validated holistic multidisciplinary group treatment targeting social communication skills after traumatic brain injury. The main aim of the present study is to examine the efficacy of GIST for improving social communication in persons with acquired brain injury, including TBI, stroke, tumor ect. Secondary the study aims to compare the standard GIST protocol to an newly developed intensive GIST protocol. Efficacy will be assessed immediately after intervention, but also three and six months after the intervention. The project is in line with international research efforts aimed to establish more knowledge about group treatment for persons with social communication disorders after ABI.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Standard GIST | Experimental | Standard Group Interactive Structured Treatment. |
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| Waitlist control/Intensive GIST | Other | After a wait list control period of nine months the participants receive Intensive Group Interactive Structured Treatment. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Standard GIST | Behavioral | 13 group modules will be administered to outpatients in 12 x 2,5-3 hours sessions. Manualized intervention; In every group session a new topic is presented, discussed and practiced in group exercises. Homework assignments between sessions. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| La Trobe Questionnaire. | The LaTrobe Communication Questionnaire (LCQ) is a 30-item questionnaire that measures communication ability, a subjective outcome measure. Various communication behaviours are rated on a 4-point scale: 1¼never or rarely, 2¼sometimes, 3¼often and 4¼usually or always, but six items require a reverse in the scoring. Higher scores reflect reduced communications skills. The tool was developed to obtain information from various sources (e.g. self -rating by individual with TBI, rating by support person). | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Profile of Pragmatic Impairment in Communication (PPIC) | PPIC is an objective measure of social communication skills designed specifically for use with people with TBI. It includes 10 feature summary scales that assess communication skills on a 6-point scale from normative (0) to very severely impaired (5), with lower scores indicating better performance. These summary scales-logical content; general participation; quantity; quality; internal relation; external relation; clarity of expression; social style; subject matter; and aesthetics. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Melanie Kirmess, PHD | Sunnaas Sykehus | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sunnaas rehabilitation hospital | Nesoddtangen | 1450 | Norway |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 31501112 | Background | Hansen SM, Stubberud J, Hjertstedt M, Kirmess M. Intensive and standard group-based treatment for persons with social communication difficulties after an acquired brain injury: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2019 Sep 8;9(9):e029392. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029392. | |
| 36966953 | Derived |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001930 | Brain Injuries |
| D000067404 | Social Communication Disorder |
| ID | Term |
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| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D006259 | Craniocerebral Trauma |
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| Intensive GIST | Behavioral | 13 group modules will be administered to inpatients during 4 weeks in hospital. Participants is admitted to a hospital unit for cognitive rehabilitation treating patients in acute and/or cronic phase. The participants are given extended leave every weekend to work on homework Assignments between each treatment week. |
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| Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Mind in the eyes test | This test consists of 36 black- and-white pictures of the eye region. The images are presented one by one, along with four adjectives (one target word and three foil words). | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) | Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS) is a flexible system of measuring outcome goals, based on a 5-point scale. Levels of goal attainment are expressed objectively in terms of concrete behaviors that can be observed and recorded. | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Behavior Rating Inventory for Executive Functions (BRIEF) | BRIEF is a 75-item self and other questionnaire that measures executive functions (inhibition, shift, emotional control, self-monitoring, initiative, working memory, planning/organizing, task monitoring, organizing of materials)communication ability. Various executive behaviours are rated on a 3-point scale. | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Social competence checklist | Is an interview where the participant and close family member answer 6 yes or no answers regarding the participants social communication skills. The interview is found in the GIST protocol developed by Hawley and Newman 2002. | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| CIQ (Community Integration Questionnaire) | The Community Integration Questionnaire (CIQ) is a community integration outcome measure developed for TBI subjects; its social integration and productivity subscales were used for this study. Frequency of such activities as shopping, leisure pursuits, visiting friends or relatives, travel, and one's work, school, or volunteer situation, are scored on a 15-item scale; a higher score indicates greater integration. | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Norwegian Version of the General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale | is a 20-item questionnaire that measures self-efficacy rated by a 4-point scale. | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Norwegian Quality of Life Scale (PQoL), | is a 20-item questionnaire that measures quality of life, a subjective outcome measure. The quality of life is rated in a 0-10 point scale. Higher scores reflect high quality of life. | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Symptom Checklist (SCL-10) | To document self-reported psychological problems and symptoms of psychopathology, the Symptom Checklist 90-R was used. | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Social Communication Questionnaire with additional questions (SCQ-A) | SCQ-A is a 37-item questionnaire that measures communication ability, a subjective outcome measure. Various communication behaviours are rated on a 5-point scale. Higher scores reflect reduced communications | Change from baseline up to 6 months |
| Ingebretsen SMH, Kirmess M, Smastuen MC, Hawley L, Newman J, Stubberud J. Rehabilitation of Social Communication Skills in Patients With Acquired Brain Injury With Intensive and Standard Group Interactive Structured Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2023 Jul;104(7):1016-1025. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.02.023. Epub 2023 Mar 24. |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
| D003147 | Communication Disorders |
| D065886 | Neurodevelopmental Disorders |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |