How Well do Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury Learn New Material Using Learning Styles in Online Science Classrooms?

Traumatic Brain Injury Clinical Trial

— CVD  

Official title:

Instructional Design Strategies to Support Adult Patients/Students (Civilian & Military) With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01417468
• Other study ID #: CVDMaryland-001
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 13, 2011
• Last updated: December 15, 2012
• Start date: May 2011
• Est. completion date: December 2013

Study information

• Verified date: December 2012
• Source: Center for Vision Development, New Market, Maryland
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether learning styles are effective in the treatment of traumatic brain injury (TBI) in an educational environment.

Description:

The purpose of this study is to determine the learning outcome and effectiveness of instructional design strategy using Canfield's learning styles and Gardner's Multiple Intelligences to accommodate TBI-induced cognitive impairments in an online science learning environment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: December 2013
• Est. primary completion date: February 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 50 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. People who have been diagnosed with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

2. People who are able to understand and sign an informed consent form.

3. People who have no other known neurological disorder (e.g. aphasia, stroke).

4. All participants must be 18-50 years old.

5. Be able to speak and understand English, and

6. Have use of a computer (Mac or Windows) and internet (www) access.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Don't meet the inclusion Criteria

2. Other known neurological disorder (e.g. aphasia, stroke).

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Brain Injuries
• Brain Injuries, Traumatic
• Brain Injury, Chronic
• Injury, Brain, Traumatic
• Traumatic Brain Injury

Intervention

Behavioral:
• CLSI, MI, CR
(CLSI) Canfield Learning Styles Inventory (MI) Multiple Intelligences (CR) Cognitive Rehabilitation
• CLSI - Unknown
(CLSI) Canfield Learning Styles Inventory (MI) Multiple Intelligences (CR) Cognitive Rehabilitation

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Center for Vision Development - (Research is being conducted online)	New Market	Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Center for Vision Development, New Market, Maryland

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Canfield, A. (1980). Learning styles inventory manual. Ann Arbor, MI: Humanics Media. Pashler, H.; McDaniel, M.; Rohrer, D.; Bjork, R. (2009).

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Learning Effectiveness	This study will explore the use of a cognitive rehabilitation approach as suggested by Gardner's Multiple Intelligences for its potential application to online course design for brain injured patients/students. It involves designing instruction for a science unit based on four of Canfield's learning styles.	3 Months	No

External Links

•   Penn State University, Learning Design Community Hub. (2010). The instructional design process.