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Trial reportPediatrics2013

Online problem-solving therapy for executive dysfunction after child traumatic brain injury.

Brad G Kurowski, Shari L Wade, Michael W Kirkwood, Tanya M Brown, Terry Stancin, H Gerry Taylor

Erratum issuedOpen access · greenAbstract readComparative StudyMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Pediatrics, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 37 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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37citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

37 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Brad G KurowskiDivision of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA. brad.kurowski@cchmc.org
Shari L Wade
Michael W Kirkwood
Tanya M Brown
Terry Stancin
H Gerry Taylor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USChildren's Hospital Colorado · USMayo Clinic · USMetroHealth Medical Center · USRainbow Babies & Children's Hospital · US

Funding

Rehabilitation Medicine Scientist Training (RMST) ProgramK12HD001097 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI BONINGER, MICHAEL L. · 1995 to 2016
$14.1M
Cincinnati Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences and TrainingUL1TR000077 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI HEUBI, JAMES E., TSEVAT, JOEL · 2012 to 2014
$9.9M
Improving Mental Health Outcomes of Child Brain InjuryR01MH073764 · NIMH · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI WADE, SHARI L · 2006 to 2010
$3.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000077NICHD NIH HHS 2K12 HD001097-16NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD001097NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH073764NIMH NIH HHS R01-MH073764
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveExecutive dysfunction after traumatic brain injury (TBI) in children is common and leads to significant problems in functioning across multiple settings. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a web-based counselor-assisted problem solving (CAPS) intervention compared with an Internet resource comparison (IRC) for treatment of executive dysfunction within 12 months after complicated mild to severe TBI in adolescents. We hypothesized that CAPS would significantly improve parent ratings of executive dysfunction compared with an IRC.

methodsParticipants included 132 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years who sustained a complicated mild to severe TBI within 1 to 6 months before study enrollment. Study design was a multisite, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial. Study sites included 3 tertiary pediatric hospitals and 2 tertiary general medical centers. The main outcome measure was primary caregiver Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function Global Executive Composite at baseline and 6-month follow-up. Generalized linear models that controlled for baseline scores were used to compare the CAPS and IRC scores.

resultsIn older teens, the CAPS group showed significant improvement in executive function behaviors at 6-month follow-up compared with the IRC group (F = 6.74, P = .01, Cohen's d = 0.63).

conclusionsFindings indicate that web-based CAPS improves primary caregiver-rated executive functioning within the first 12 months after TBI in older adolescents. Future research needs to define the optimal timing after injury for delivery of CAPS and characteristics of individuals and families who are most likely to benefit from CAPS.

Indexed as

Executive FunctionInternetProblem SolvingTherapy, Computer-AssistedAdolescentBrainBrain Damage, ChronicBrain InjuriesChildChild Behavior DisordersCounselingFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlasgow Coma ScaleHumansMagnetic Resonance Imagingadolescentbrain injurychildexecutive functiononlinetherapy

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PMID23753094
PMCPMC3691538
OpenAlexW2138491301

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