Pilot Study of Concussion Recovery and Support Program (CRISP)
Seattle Children's Hospital
Summary
Pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing a novel intervention Concussion Recovery and Support Program (CRISP) for adolescents and young adults (AYA) 18-29 yo with concussion/ mild TBI.
Description
The authors are conducting a pilot study to examine the feasibility, acceptability and pilot efficacy of a novel intervention called CRISP for young adults with persistent concussion/ mTBI. CRISP is an adaptation of an evidence-based treatment for chronic pain called Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET). EAET targets underlying emotional responses that appear to drive persistent symptoms, and has been found effective for treating headache and other types of pain in randomized controlled trials with moderately strong effect sizes (0.4-0.5). Individuals who participate in this stud…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–29 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with a concussion and at least 2 weeks from injury but less than two years. * New or worsening headache since concussion * Had at least one day with headache last week of moderate severity or two days with headache of any severity Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Chronic medical illness/ medical complexity * Housing instability * Acute mental health issues such as active suicidality, psychiatric hospitalization within the past 6 months, ER visit for suicidality in the past 6 months or experiencing psychosis or delusions
Interventions
- BehavioralCRISP (Concussion Recovery and Support Program)
Mental health intervention targeting suppressed emotion with a goal of facilitating recovery.
Locations (2)
- Seattle Children's Research InstituteSeattle, Washington
- University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington