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

• Sponsor: Center for Vision Development, New Market, Maryland (Other)
• Overall Status: Unknown status
• CT.gov ID: NCT01417468
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 30
• Location: 1
• Arms: 2
• Duration (Months): 31
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief 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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Brain Injuries; Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Injury, Brain, Traumatic; Traumatic Brain Injury; Brain Injury, Chronic	Behavioral: CLSI, MI, CR; Behavioral: CLSI - Unknown	N/A

Detailed 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.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 30 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Official Title: Instructional Design Strategies to Support Adult Patients/Students (Civilian & Military) With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
• Study Start Date: May 1, 2011
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Feb 1, 2013
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Dec 1, 2013

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: CLSI - Known Participants will be assigned to a specific learning group via the Canfield Learning Style Inventory (CLSI).	Behavioral: CLSI, MI, CR; (CLSI) Canfield Learning Styles Inventory (MI) Multiple Intelligences (CR) Cognitive Rehabilitation; Other Names: Canfield Learning Styles Inventory Multiple Intelligences Cognitive Rehabilitation
Active Comparator: CLSI - Unknown Participants will be assigned to a traditional learning group (Control).	Behavioral: CLSI - Unknown; (CLSI) Canfield Learning Styles Inventory (MI) Multiple Intelligences (CR) Cognitive Rehabilitation; Other Names: Canfield Learning Styles Inventory Multiple Intelligences Cognitive Rehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Learning Effectiveness [3 Months]

   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.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 50 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

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).

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Center for Vision Development - (Research is being conducted online)	New Market	Maryland	United States	21774-6279

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Center for Vision Development, New Market, Maryland

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Mark C. Pettinato, M.S., Capella University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

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

• Responsible Party: Mark Pettinato, Principal Investigator, Center for Vision Development, New Market, Maryland
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01417468
• Other Study ID Numbers: CVDMaryland-001
• First Posted: Aug 16, 2011
• Last Update Posted: Dec 18, 2012
• Last Verified: Dec 1, 2012

• Keywords provided by Mark Pettinato, Principal Investigator, Center for Vision Development, New Market, Maryland: Cognitive Rehabilitation; Learning Styles; Learning Modes; Learning Modalities; Multiple Intelligences; Educational Intervention; Instructional Design
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Brain Injuries; Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Brain Injury, Chronic; Wounds and Injuries

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 18, 2012