Digital Gaming for Improving the Functioning of People With Traumatic Brain Injury: Protocol of a Feasibility Study

摘要: Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a critical public health problem. The recovery process for people with TBI typically slow and dependent on complex intensive assisted rehabilitation programs. Objective: To evaluate the effects feasibility of digital games cognitive functioning general well-being among traumatic injury. Methods: This single-site study conducted in Finland, which uses pragmatic, randomized controlled trial three arms, will recruit patients from Turku University Hospital, Division Clinical Neurosciences Finland. Participants must meet following inclusion criteria: (1) Finnish speaking adult, aged 18-65 years; (2) diagnosed (diagnostic criteria ICD-10, S06.X, T90.5) Hospital; (3) access to TV, computer, Internet at home; (4) not an active gamer (5 hours or less week); (5) willing participate study. have been discharged neurologic treatment period over 12 months before commencement trial, they may actively participated during 3 prior trial. Written informed consent be mandatory acceptance into Exclusion are as follows: sensory, cognitive, physical impairment (eg, severe impairment); deficiency restricting use computers computer game control system unaided vision, astigmatism, hemiplegia, disorder visuospatial perception, dysfunction central vestibular system); apathy identified previous neuropsychological evaluations; mental disorders schizophrenia depressive medical records secondary diagnosis). Results: preparatory phase fulfilled. Recruitment started June 2015 finished November 2015. Results reported 2016. Conclusions: specific outcomes such primary outcome measures were selected because widely used psychological tests thought sensitive changes functions related TBI. Trial Registration: Clinicaltrials.gov NCT02425527; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02425527 (Archived by WebCite http://www.webcitation.org/6esKI1uDH) [JMIR Res Protoc 2016;5(1):e6]