Evaluation of Two Treatments for Chronic Post Concussion Syndrome

Simon Fraser University

Status and phase: Terminated; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Head Injury; Post Concussion Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: Relaxation Training; Behavioral: Interoceptive Exposure; Behavioral: Psychoeducation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00871884

1234567

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is designed to investigate factors that are associated with prolonged recovery from mild head injury. The investigators are particularly interested in defining the impact of anxiety related variables, such as health anxiety and anxiety sensitivity in the maintenance of symptoms.

A further goal of the study is the evaluation of two treatment methods that have been proposed to be effective in reducing the impact of post concussion symptoms. The investigators hypothesize that a treatment which is directly focused on changing these anxiety related variables will be more effective than one that does not.

Enrollment: 10 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 65 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mild Head Injury at least 3 months prior to treatment
• age 19 to 65 years
• grade 12 education
• proficiency with English language

Exclusion criteria

• Current Litigation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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10 participants in 2 patient groups

Treatment As Usual

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoeducation

Behavioral: Relaxation Training

Experimental

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoeducation

Behavioral: Interoceptive Exposure

Behavioral: Relaxation Training