Using Virtual Reality to Improve Job Reentry in Adults With TBI
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) to improve job reentry skills in individuals with TBI.
Condition
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 65 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- I am between the ages of 18 and 65. - I have a diagnosis with moderate to severe TBI. - I am at least one year post injury. - I am able to speak and read English fluently.
Exclusion Criteria
- I have a history of multiple sclerosis, stroke, seizures or another neurological injury or disease in the past (like brain tumor or epilepsy). - I have a history of significant psychiatric illness (like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or psychosis). - I am currently taking steroids and/or benzodiazepines as determined by study staff review of my medications.
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Double (Participant, Investigator)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Experimental VR-JIT |
In this arm, participants would participate in simulated interviews utilizing a software program and virtual interviewer, once a week for 90 minutes. |
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Placebo Comparator Wonderworks |
In this arm, participants would participate in a similar intervention, also once a week for 90 minutes. However, in this arm, the intervention would be in a virtual office environment completing office tasks. |
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Recruiting Locations
Kessler Foundation
East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
East Hanover, New Jersey 07936
More Details
- NCT ID
- NCT04820634
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Detailed Description
The current study will examine a virtual reality (VR) intervention entitled "Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT)" which targets social competency skills needed for successful job interviewing, and its efficacy when applied to individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI). Preliminary evidence suggests that the VR-JIT is successful in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia in improving interview abilities. However, the efficacy of VR-JIT has not been evaluated in TBI populations.