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Brain Injury Therapy of Exercise and Enriched Environment

United States42 participantsStarted 2016-05-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether exercise or exercise with enrichment is beneficial in individuals who previously had a head injury. The enrichment will consist of a cultural educational program that will include ethnic food, music, slides and a talk. A series of tests that measure mental function and balance will be done before and after the exercise or the exercise/enrichment program will be done to measure efficacy.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Traumatic brain injury (TBI) person * 1 to 15 year post-TBI * Initial Glascow Coma SCale (GCS) of \< or = 12 * 18-75 years old * able to perform standardized exercise program Exclusion Criteria * Inability to walk independently without assistive aids. * Severe cardiovascular limitations limiting exercise of up to 5 metabolic equivalents.

What they're measuring

Trail Making Part B

Timeframe: Change from Baseline at 9 weeks.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03256643

SponsorWayne State University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-07-01

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