Warfighter Head Injury Study

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Head Injury

In brief

This study will examine the long-term outcome of brain injuries, the effects of treatment on outcome and the effects of brain injury on people s behavior and abilities. Men and women between 18 and 75 years of age who served in combat in the Iraq war may be eligible for this study. It will compare test results in those who sustained a traumatic penetrating or blast-related brain injury during combat with those who did not. Participants undergo the following procedures over a 5-day period of testing that lasts about 6 hours a day: * Medical history and physical examination. * Blood test for genetic analysis. * Electroencephalography (EEG) to measure the electrical activity of the brain. * MRI or CT scans of the brain to look at the structure and blood flow of the brain. * Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to monitor blood flow in the front part of the brain blood by measuring changes in near-infrared light. * Neuropsychological testing, including questionnaires, pen-and-paper or computerized tests, and performance of simple actions to measure brain function, language, memory and other cognitive abilities..

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00754169
Run by
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
People needed
314
Starts
2008-09-05
Expected to finish
2013-01-09
Last updated by the study team
2017-10-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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