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Cognitive Rehabilitation for Refugees With Traumatic Brain Injury and Cognitive Impairment
Sponsor: Massachusetts General Hospital
Summary
Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital are looking to see if a program created to help improve thinking and memory can work for refugees with traumatic brain injury (TBI). They're checking if this program is practical and if people find it helpful. The study will have two groups. Participants will complete a first questionnaire and then be assigned to a group by chance. One group will participate in the program immediately and then answer the second questionnaire (approximately 3 months after the first questionnaire they did). Then they will wait and then answer the third and final questionnaire approximately 6 months after the first one. The second group will wait and answer the second questionnaire approximately 3 months after the first one. Then they will receive the program and answer the third and final questionnaire (approximately 6 months after the first one they did.)
Official title: Feasibility RCT of an Adapted Cognitive Rehabilitation Program for Refugees and Asylum Seekers With TBI and Cognitive Impairment
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 65 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2025-10-15
Completion Date
2027-12
Last Updated
2026-03-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
A Trauma-informed, Paraprofessional Delivered Virtual Cognitive Rehabilitation Program
The intervention will involve 8 proposed individual sessions conducted virtually by a trained bilingual paraprofessional. The intervention will be provided in English or Spanish depending on the participant's preference. The sessions cover psychoeducation about TBI and related symptoms like depression and anxiety, and cognitive activities to address cognitive symptoms (e.g., relaxation strategies and exercises around improving attention, concentration, learning, and memory). Each session covers the topic, real-life examples and practice, and exercises to do outside of the sessions.
Locations (1)
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States