Treatment Optimization of Brain-injured Warfighters
ConditionMild Traumatic Brain Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-55
SponsorUnited States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
About this trial
Prescribed sub-symptomatic adaptable exercise treatment (SAET) is a potential solution that promotes recovery needs following a TBI. SAET has been shown to benefit the mind and body in ways that decrease the severity and frequency of mild TBI (mTBI) symptoms. This study aims to validate SAET as an alternative, adaptable treatment or SMs with mTBI that focuses on reducing symptoms, improving mental health, increasing physiological functioning, and ultimately returning to duty.
The objective of this study is to develop a prescribed exercise treatment program for warfighters with mTBI that can be personalized for SM's needs (i.e., medical and occupational) and is adaptable to various clinical resources (e.g., forward operating bases, rural clinics, and mTBI specialty programs). The key question raised by this study is whether SAET is more effective than a stretching control group (SCG) in reducing neurobehavioral symptoms among SMs with persistent complaints following a mTBI.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Active duty, male or female, ages 18 to 55
History of at least one mTBI sustained more than 1 month ago
Service members (SMs) with ongoing symptoms
Disqualifiers
SMs who sustained a TBI of any severity within 1 month of enrollment
History of moderate, severe, or penetrating TBI
Current substance use disorder
History of a neurological disease (e.g., multiple sclerosis, cerebral vascular accident, brain tumor, neurodegenerative disease, or neuro-motor disorder)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Sub-symptomatic Adaptable Exercise Treatment (SAET)
- Stretching Control Group (SCG)
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov