The HOME Program for Individuals With Traumatic Brain Injury and Family Members (NCT05117619)
A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Innovative In-home Rehabilitation Program for Persons With TBI and Their Families: Home-based Occupational-therapy and Management of the Environment (HOME for Us)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This purpose of this study is to evaluate an innovative rehabilitation intervention for persons with chronic TBI-related symptoms (1 year or more post injury) and their families. The primary study aims are to 1) test the intervention's effects on patients' community reintegration, quality of life, and ability to manage self-identified TBI problems at the completion of the intervention and 2) test the intervention's effects on family caregivers' depressive symptoms, burden, and met family needs at the completion of the intervention. Based on the person-environment fit framework, HOME (Home-based Occupational-therapy and Management of the Environment) for Us is a 4-month, 8-session intervention delivered by occupational therapists in the home. HOME targets the home environment (physical and social) to realign environmental demands to individual strengths and deficits. HOME engages persons with TBI and family caregivers in strategies to manage chronic TBI symptoms or related difficulties. It educates family members to reinforce and maintain intervention strategies, and addresses family needs. HOME is distinct from standard TBI rehabilitation with respect to who (persons with TBI and families), what (targeting the environment for intervention), when (chronic phase), and where (the home). Patients with chronic TBI symptoms and their family caregivers represent a growing but underserved population. This study has the potential to benefit over 5.3 million persons who live with disabilities from TBI and their family caregivers and to transform the paradigm of care for TBI.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Villanova University — Villanova, Pennsylvania
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- HOME for Us (BEHAVIORAL)
- Attention-control condition (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Villanova University — Villanova, Pennsylvania
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.