Visual Dysfunction in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (MTBI): A Comparison Group Study

Completed

Conditions studied: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

In an on-going study of visual characteristics of personnel diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) related to their service in Iraq and Afghanistan we found a high rate of binocular vision problems (such as double/blurry vision, reading difficult, etc.). These individuals are also usually diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is known to cause some vision symptoms. We wish to conduct this study on individuals with PTSD (but not an MTBI) to see if they have symptoms similar to those in individuals who have MTBI. This will provide us with information useful in determining the specific cause of the visual symptoms in the MTBI population.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00671450

Run by

US Department of Veterans Affairs

People needed

75

Starts

2008-10-01

Expected to finish

2009-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-01-28

Who can join

Age: 19 and older, up to 39. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• diagnosis of PTSD
• no history of MTBI
• between 19 and 39 years of age
• a veteran

You may not qualify if…

• a history of MTBI
• over the age of 39
• an unwillingness to participate

Where it is running

• VA Palo Alto Health Care System — Palo Alto, California, United States

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