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| Name | Class |
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| The Research Council of Norway | OTHER |
| Oslo University Hospital | OTHER |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati | OTHER |
| Monash University |
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Children with acquired brain injury (ABI) often struggle with complex impairments, including cognitive (such as memory and attention), social, emotional and behavioral challenges. There is broad agreement that there is a lack of evidence-based knowledge about rehabilitation for children with ABI in the chronic phase. The current study is a feasibility study of a planned randomized controlled trial (RCT), the CICI-intervention, directed towards children with ABI and their families in the chronic phase. The feasibility study aims to evaluate the study protocol, the assessment procedures and the technical solutions prior to performing the RCT.
A feasibility study with six participating children and families will be conducted in close collaboration with schools and local health care providers. The intervention to be tested (the CICI-intervention) focuses on the child's and family's individually identified target outcome areas to be addressed, with corresponding rehabilitation goals. The intervention aims to enhance everyday functioning in the home and school environment by reducing ABI-related symptoms, and by attaining rehabilitation goals in areas noted as challenging by the participants. In the future RCT-study the efficacy of the CICI-intervention will be measured in terms of goal attainment, community participation, cognitive, behavioral, social, and family functioning.
There is considerable knowledge about how to help children with ABI during the first, acute and post-acute stages. Yet, impairments are often long lasting and, due to the vulnerability of children's developing brain, new problems may emerge or become increasingly problematic over time. Children with ABI may struggle at school and with peers, which can lead to or increase emotional difficulties, and reduce quality of life, affecting the children and their families. The local communities and the children's schools are, together with the families, often left responsible for dealing with the chronic challenges of pABI. Parents may experience considerable stress and develop emotional symptoms when a child suffers an ABI. As a result, the entire family may experience impaired function, which in turn may affect the long-term prognosis of the child with ABI.
In this feasibility study, six children between 6 and 15 years will be included. The children will have a clinical ABI diagnosis, verified injury related intracranial abnormalities, and be more than one year post injury at inclusion. The child and/or their family must report enduring cognitive, emotional, social or physical challenges related to the brain injury. The intervention will be conducted in collaboration with the children's families, schools and their local care providers. It consists of individualized goal-oriented strategies adapted to the home- and school-setting. Goal attainment scaling will be applied. In addition, psychoeducation will be provided to the family and school/local care providers on topics related to the child's injury. Parent group sessions will be held for discussions and knowledge transfer concerning family challenges after a pABI, such as communication skills and parenting. The intervention will include 7 individualized meetings with the family (2 home visits + 5 videoconferences), 2 parent group sessions and 4 meetings with school and local care providers during a period of 4-5 months.
This feasibility study primarily aims to evaluate adherence to the CICI study protocol, responsiveness of participants and therapists, and the usefulness of the intervention. Furthermore, recruitment procedures, assessment protocol, goal setting and the technical solutions will be evaluated. A questionnaire developed for this project will be used to assess the families' satisfaction with the intervention as well as the acceptability of the intervention to families and therapists, while checklists, logs and qualitative interviews will be used to assess the remaining outcomes. Assessments in the future RCT will be conducted at baseline (T1), at the end of the intervention (T2, 4-5 months after inclusion) and one year after inclusion (T3). In the feasibility study, T1 and T2 will be included, as this is considered sufficient to evaluate feasibility of the study protocol as such.
The primary outcomes of the CICI-intervention in the future RCT-study, will be:
Secondary outcome measures of the CICI-intervention in the future RCT-study, will be:
In addition, the neuropsychological screening battery performed at baseline in the future RCT-study will consist of the following test measures: Similarities, Matrix Reasoning, Coding, Digit Span from the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-V, Inhibition and Comprehension of Instructions from Nepsy-II, the Children's Communication Checklist-2 questionnaire and the Children's Auditory Verbal Learning Test-2.
October 27, 2020: This feasibility study was recruiting and in early stages when the Covid-19 pandemic forced a halt in the study in March 2020. The insecurity of the situation caused us not to register the study as suspended, as we hoped from week to week that we would be able to continue. However, the pandemic resulted in a total halt, and reopening of the entire study in august 2020. The new timeline has been adjusted accordingly in the clinical trials.gov records.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| CICI - Feasibility trial study group | Other | The feasibility of the entire CICI-protocol will be evaluated. See details above. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| CICI - Feasibility trial study group | Behavioral | The intervention will include 7 individualized meetings with the family (2 home visits + 5 videoconferences), 2 parent group sessions and 4 meetings with school and local care providers, delivered over a 4-5 month period. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Protocol adherence assessed by study-specific checklists | The therapists will monitor discrepancies between intervention delivery and the CICI-manual by using extensive checklists relating to each of the intervention sessions. The number of non-delivered treatment components will be counted, and the percentage of deviation will be calculated compared to the total number of treatment components. High feasibility: 15 % deviation or less, Moderate feasibility: 15-25 % deviation, Low feasibility: > 25 % deviation | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Child Responsiveness to the intervention assessed by ratings on the study specific Acceptability Scale. | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The total mean score on the Responsiveness subscale (6 items) on the Acceptability Scale, rated by the child, will determine child responsiveness. The responsiveness subscale consists of the following items (the wording adapted to the child's age): I would recommend participating in the study to others, the therapist was warm and understanding, I trusted the therapist, I had the opportunity to state my opinions about the therapist's suggestions, my opinions were taken seriously, I was given sufficient information during the study about the work we were doing. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Caregiver Responsiveness to the intervention assessed by ratings on the study specific Acceptability Scale. | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The total mean score on the Responsiveness subscale (6 items) on the Acceptability Scale, rated by the caregiver, will determine caregiver responsiveness. The responsiveness subscale consists if the following items: I would recommend participating in the study to others, the therapist was warm and understanding, I trusted the therapist, I had the opportunity to state my opinions about the therapist's suggestions, my opinions were taken seriously, I was given sufficient information during the study about the work we were doing. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Recruitment procedures assessed by a) consent rate | The therapist will log consent rate of families and schools. High feasibility: ≥ 30%, Moderate feasibility: 15-29%, Low feasibility: <15% | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Recruitment procedures assessed by b) duration of phone calls and screening interview per family |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Marianne Løvstad, PhD | Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital, University of Oslo | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sunnaas rehabilitation hospital | Nesoddtangen | 1453 | Norway |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 37291543 | Derived | Svendsen EJ, Killi EM, Rohrer-Baumgartner N, Holthe IL, Sandhaug M, Borgen IMH, Wade SL, Hauger SL, Lovstad M, Bragstad LK. Children's, parents', and teachers' experiences of the feasibility of a telerehabilitation intervention for children with acquired brain injury in the chronic phase - a qualitative study of acceptability and participation in the Child In Context Intervention (CICI). BMC Health Serv Res. 2023 Jun 8;23(1):603. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09589-z. |
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Data are person sensitive and will not be openly shared.
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| ID | Term |
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| D001930 | Brain Injuries |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| ID | Term |
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| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D006259 | Craniocerebral Trauma |
| D020196 | Trauma, Nervous System |
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| The Hospital of Vestfold | OTHER |
This is a feasibility trial evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of a planned randomized controlled trial. Therefore, no control group will be included.
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| Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| a. Usefulness of the intervention assessed by child ratings on the study-specific Acceptability Scale for this study | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The total mean score on the Usefulness subscale (6 items) in the Acceptability Scale will determine perceived usefulness of the intervention. The child version of the usefulness subscale consists of the following items: The program has helped me, the program has helped my family, I would recommend participating in the program to others, I have learned something new that helps me, I have learned more about what I struggle with after the injury, I have learned what I can say to others about what I struggle with due to the injury. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| b. Usefulness of the intervention assessed by caregiver ratings on the study-specific Acceptability Scale for this study. | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The total mean score on the Usefulness subscale (9 items) in the Acceptability Scale will determine perceived usefulness of the intervention. The caregiver version of the usefulness subscale consists of the following items: The program has helped my child, the program has helped my family, the program has helped me, I would recommend participating in the program to others, I have gained more insight into my child´s challenges, I will use my new knowledge in the future, I have used my new knowledge in other settings, I found it useful to meet other families who are in a similar situation as we are, the school meetings were useful. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
Therapist will record duration of recruitment procedures, hereunder the telephone screening interview and other telephone calls. High feasibility: 3 hours or less, Moderate feasibility: ˃3 and ≤5 hours, Low feasibility: >5 hours |
| Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Recruitment procedures assessed by c) the number of participants excluded at or after baseline | High feasibility: One family excluded at or after baseline, Moderate feasibility: Two families excluded at or after baseline, Low feasibility: More than two families excluded at or after baseline | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Recruitment procedures assessed by d) the number of families that completed the whole intervention | Description: Number of families out of six that participate in the first intervention meeting (after baseline) and complete the entire intervention. High feasibility: Six families completed the intervention, Moderate feasibility: Five families completed the intervention, Low feasibility: Four or fewer families completed the intervention | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| The burden of the assessment protocol for the child, reported by the child on the study-specific Acceptability Scale. | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The total mean score on the following four items in the Acceptability Scale will determine the child burden of the assessment protocol: If the child was comfortable being tested and if the child was comfortable expressing his/her symptoms and opinions through the questionnaires, if the child understood the questionnaires and if the assessment made the child tired. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| The burden of the assessment protocol for the child, reported by caregivers on the study-specific Acceptability Scale. | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The total mean score on the following four items in the Acceptability Scale will determine the child burden of the assessment protocol perceived by the caregiver: If the child was comfortable being tested, if the child was comfortable expressing his/her symptoms and opinions through the questionnaires, if the child understood the questionnaires and if the assessment made the child tired. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| The burden of the assessment protocol for the caregivers, reported by caregivers on the study-specific Acceptability Scale. | Description: The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The following item in the Acceptability Scale will determine the caregiver burden of the assessment protocol: There were too many questionnaires. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Caregiver reported relevance of topics in questionnaires | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The caregivers' perceived relevance of the topics in caregiver-questionnaires will be measured with two items on the Acceptability Scale: I was able to give important information through the questionnaires, the questionnaires were not relevant for me. Mean score will be calculated. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Therapist reported burden of the baseline assessment measured by the duration of the assessment. | The therapist will record the duration of the baseline assessment through logs. High feasibility: ≤ 3hours, Moderate feasibility: ˃3 hours and ˂4 hours, Low feasibility: ≥4 hours | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| The perceived relevance of working with SMART-goals as rated by caregivers on the study-specific Acceptability Scale. | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The perceived relevance of working with SMART-goals for the caregivers will be measured with three items on the Acceptability Scale ("The goals we set were important", "The strategies we used for working towards the goals have helped my family", "The strategies we used for working towards the goals have helped my child"). Mean score will be calculated. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| The perceived relevance of working with SMART-goals rated by the child on the study-specific Acceptability Scale. | The acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree"). The perceived relevance of working with SMART-goals for the child will be measured with one item on the Acceptability Scale ("The goals we set were important"). High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Therapist-recorded technical failures in using videoconference in treatment delivery assessed by a study-specific log. | The therapist records the number of sessions interrupted due to technical failure, per family. High feasibility: Restart of equipment in 0-1 sessions per family, Moderate feasibility: Restart of equipment in 2-3 sessions per family, Low feasibility: Restart of equipment in 4-5 sessions per family. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Therapist-recorded time spent on installment of the equipment for using videoconference in treatment delivery | The therapist will record the time spent on installing the technical equipment for video conference use, including software, per family. High feasibility: Installment completed in ≤ 20 minutes in one go, Moderate feasibility: Installment completed in > 20 minutes in one go, Low feasibility: Additional visit required to complete installment. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Experienced quality of communication in using videoconference in treatment delivery, assessed by the Acceptability scale. | The study-specific acceptability Scale is rated on a scale from 0 ("Completely disagree") to 4 ("Completely agree") and includes one question concerning the quality of communication through videoconference. The wording is adapted to the children's age, and the children, their parents, and the therapists will rate the question. The mean score will be calculated. High feasibility: Mean score ≥ 3 ("Agree"), Moderate feasibility: Mean score ≥ 2 and < 3, Low feasibility: < 2 on the item assessing quality of communication through videoconference. | Will be evaluated after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| Semi-structured qualitative interviews with all participating children, caregivers and teachers will be conducted to elaborate aspects of feasibility as described above. | Explored topics: responsiveness to the intervention, usefulness of the intervention, the perceived relevance of working with SMART-goals, and experienced quality of communication in using videoconference in treatment delivery. | Will be performed after the intervention period, i.e. 4-5 months after inclusion. |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |