Rural Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Comorbid Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Feasibility Study

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Conditions studied: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury

In brief

This study is being conducted to understand whether training in tasks that require perceiving and thinking about things, or cognition, can improve memory in veterans who have been exposed to a blast explosion and have TBI and PTSD. A primary goal of the study is to determine whether it is feasible for veterans who don't live close to a VA to perform this cognitive training at home.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01278316

Run by

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

People needed

16

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-03-22

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Rural residence
• Willingness to commit to the time requirements of the study
• Undergoing treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as assessed by a clinician, diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Native English speaker
• 20-40 years
• Normal or corrected to normal vision and hearing.

You may not qualify if…

• Substance dependence
• Major depression with suicidal ideation
• Psychotic disorder
• History of neurological disorder other than mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to blast from Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) (i.e., Afghanistan and Iraq wars) deployment
• History of known or suspected learning disorder.

Where it is running

• Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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