Role of NSI in Differentiating Between Mild Traumatic Brain Injury And Behavioral Health Conditions
Stopped early
Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Concussive Symptoms, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
In brief
The purpose of this study is to examine differences in post-concussive (PC) symptom endorsement among four groups of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF)/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) Veterans: those with a history of target, service-related, mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (Group 1); those with a history of target, service-related, mTBI only (Group 2); those with PTSD only (Group 3); and those with no history of target, service-related, mTBI or PTSD (Group 4) by examining scores on the Neurobehavioral Symptom Inventory (NSI). Support for this study is provided by previous research highlighting the complex relationship between mTBI, PTSD and subsequent PC symptom endorsement (Brenner et al. 2010; Terrio et al, 2009). HYPOTHESES ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. Individuals with a history of target, service-related, mTBI only (Group 2) and individuals with PTSD only (Group 3) each will report significantly more PC symptoms, as measured by NSI total scores, when compared to those with no history of service-related mTBI or PTSD (Group 4). 2. Individuals with co-occurring target, service-related, mTBI history and PTSD (Group 1) will report significantly more PC symptoms, as measured by total NSI scores, than either those with target, service-related, mTBI only (Group 2) or those with PTSD only (Group 3).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01502839
- Run by
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
- People needed
- 887
- Starts
- 2011-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2015-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-05-15
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Group 1: (Both) Co-Occurring PTSD and target, service-related, mTBI
- PTSD:
- Clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis and continuous documentation of symptoms related to PTSD diagnosis within 1 year prior to being seen in the TBI Clinic, or
- Clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis within 1 year prior to being seen in the TBI Clinic, or
- Clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis within 60 days after being seen in TBI Clinic
- Target, service-related, mTBI
- Veterans with clinician confirmed target, service-related, mTBI per OEF/OIF TBI 2nd Level Evaluation Consult Report note in EMR
- Group 2: (mTBI only) History of target, service-related, mTBI but with no diagnosis of PTSD
- PTSD:
- Veterans with no history of clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis, or
- Veterans with previous clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis , but without continuous documentation of PTSD symptoms within 1 year prior to being seen in the TBI clinic
- Target, service-related, mTBI
- Veterans with clinician confirmed target, service-related, mTBI per OEF/OIF TBI 2nd Level Evaluation Consult Report note in EMR
- Group 3: (PTSD only) No history of target, service-related, mTBI but with a diagnosis of PTSD
- PTSD:
- Clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis and continuous documentation of symptoms related to PTSD diagnosis within 1 year prior to being seen in the TBI Clinic, or
- Clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis within 1 year prior to being seen in the TBI Clinic, or
- Clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis within 60 days of being seen in TBI Clinic
- TBI:
- Veterans with no history of clinician confirmed diagnosis of target, service-related, mTBI
- Veterans with clinician confirmed mTBI prior to service and without continuous documentation of related symptoms within 1 year of being seen in the TBI Clinic
- Group 4: (Neither) No history of target, service-related, mTBI and no diagnosis of PTSD
- PTSD:
- Veterans with no history of clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis, or
- Veterans with previous clinician confirmed PTSD diagnosis , but without continuous documentation of PTSD symptoms within 1 year of being seen in the TBI clinic
You may not qualify if…
- Those not meeting inclusion criteria as listed above, and
- Veterans with any history of clinician confirmed moderate or severe TBI, and
- Veterans with no NSI in TBI Consult Report note in EMR
- Veterans with documentation of any neurological event or disorder other than mTBI
- Veterans with positive brain imaging
Where it is running
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System — Denver, Colorado, United States
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