The Effect of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury on Recovery From Injury

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Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury, Trauma, Head Injury, Brain Concussion

In brief

Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a common injury that can produce significant functional sequelae and ongoing disabling symptoms. Predicting who will have an uncomplicated recovery and who will suffer ongoing symptoms is difficult. This protocol evaluates the use of neuropsychologic testing after mild TBI in injured patients to attempt to objectively establish predictors of long term disability and functional recovery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00295074

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

800

Starts

2004-10-01

Expected to finish

2007-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-02-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Mild TBI
• Admitted within 24 hours of injury
• Able to read, speak,and understand English

You may not qualify if…

• Expected to die of their injuries
• Pre-existing dementia or significant cognitive impairment
• Neurologically impaired and incapable of completing testing
• Physically incapable of using arms/hands to complete computerized testing

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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