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Innovative Multimodal and Attention Training to Improve Emotion Communication in Veterans With TBI and PTSD
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development
Summary
Poor emotion recognition has been associated with poor quality of interpersonal relationships, loss of employment, behavioral problems, reduced social reintegration, social isolation and even suicide. Deficits in emotion recognition are common in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but these deficits have not been well studied in Veterans with both mild TBI (mTBI) and PTSD. Currently there are no interventions for emotion recognition in Veterans with mTBI and PTSD, and interventions for severe TBI have lacked training of both facial and vocal emotion recognition. In a preliminary study of an innovative combination of facial and vocal modalities, a multimodal affect recognition training (MMART) showed promise but lacked attention training that is an essential component in recognizing emotions in our daily lives. Given the need to improve relationships and productivity in Veterans with mTBI and PTSD, a study is needed to determine the effectiveness of a MMART combined with attention training.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
25 Years - 50 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2022-12-01
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2025-12-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Multimodal affect recognition training
8 session, trains participants to recognize expression of emotion from a variety of stimuli, including dynamic stimuli (e.g., video instead of still pictures) and it employs both facial and vocal examples of emotion expression.
Attention Training
computerized attention drill training
Brain Health Workshop
an education presentation on brain function and cognitive principles of learning with homework and quizzes on information covered.
National Geographic Movies
participant will watch movies and answer questions after
Locations (1)
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, Florida, United States