Scientific research using Categorization Program
DEVELOPMENT & PRELIMINARY STUDIES
Development of the cognitive and neurorehabilitation framework; preliminary studies on memory & categorization in TBI paved the way for the creation of the CP to treat cognition. The CP is a hierarchical program integrating principles of neuronal reorganization and learning.
PILOT STUDIES IN TBI
Tested the feasibility and effectiveness of the CP in residential TBI rehabilitation using our paper-based CP.
RCTs in TBI
Groundbreaking Randomized Clinical Trial, funded by the NIH. Continued development of the CP and establishment of computerized components while maintaining the integrity of the intervention.
RESEARCH ON AGING
Expanding clinical populations in Aging and MCI. EU and RIF-Funded Clinical Studies with Healthy Aging and At-Risk Patients.
CP Goes Multilingual: Greek Translation and Validation
BRAIN-REHAB PROJECT
An open label study with a pre-post design with 4 & 12 week follow up funded by RIF (EXCELLENCE/1216/0411). 22 adult patients (15 males) with chronic moderate-severe TBI (MSTBI) under 65. Received the CP on an outpatient basis as a single treatment modality. Significant gains in all CP measures. Furthermore, patients generalize their abilities into new tasks as demonstrated by Probes.
CAT-BRAIN & BRAINN Projects
The Digitalized Revolution! CP Transforms into a cutting-edge interactive software therapy platform. Backed by Cyprus Seeds and EU Support for the project BRAINN (GA101079001), the CP aims for Global Therapeutic Impact! It will expand to treat post-covid cognitive deficits and other conditions affecting brain & cognitive health.
- Constantinidou, F. & Kreimer, L.T. (2004). Feature description and categorization of common objects after traumatic brain injury: The effects of a multi-trial paradigm. Brain and Language, 89(1), 216-225.
- .Constantinidou, F. (2006). The Categorization Program. Oxford, OH: Miami University. United States Library of Congress, Copyright Office (TXU 001345058).
- Constantinidou, F., Thomas, R. D., Scharp, V. L., Laske, K. M., Hammerly, M. D., & Guitonde, S. (2005). Effects of categorization training in patients with TBI during postacuterehabilitation: preliminary findings. The Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 20(2), 143-157.
- Constantinidou, F., Thomas, R. D., & Robinson, L. (2008). Benefits of categorization training in patients with traumatic brain injury during post–acute rehabilitation: additional evidence from a randomized controlled trial. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation, 23(5), 312-328.
- Constantinidou, F. & Thomas, R.D. (2017). Principles of Cognitive Rehabilitation in TBI: An Integrative Neuroscience Approach. In M. Ashley and D. Hovda (Eds.) Traumatic Brain Injury: Rehabilitation, Treatment, and Case Management (4th edition), Taylor & Francis: CRC Press, 513-540.
- Constantinidou, F. (2019). Effects of systematic categorization training on cognitive performance in healthy older adults and in adults with traumatic brain injury. Behavioural Neurology, https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9785319.