Study of Neurobehavioral Outcome in Children or Adolescents With Closed Head Injuries

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Head Injuries, Closed

In brief

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the relationship of closed head injury (CHI) severity, focal brain lesions, and the age at injury to the development of working memory, inhibition, and metacognitive skills in children or adolescents with CHI of varying severity. II. Assess the development of working memory, inhibition, and metacognitive skills in relation to discourse functions, scholastic achievement, and adaptive behavior in these patients. III. Determine the relationship between impaired inhibition, metacognitive skills, and the emergence of psychiatric disorder in these patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00006128

Run by

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

People needed

374

Starts

1998-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-06-24

Who can join

Age: any, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

• Callier Center — Dallas, Texas, United States (enrolling)
• Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)
• University of Texas- Houston Medical School — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)
• Hospital for Sick Children — Toronto, Ontario, Canada (enrolling)
• University of California San Diego Cancer Center — La Jolla, California, United States

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