LED Treatment to Improve Cognition and Promote Recovery in TBI

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

In brief

This study investigates the efficacy of a novel neuromodulation treatment, light emitting diodes (LED), on cognition, neuropsychiatric status and quality of life in individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02404402

Run by

VA Office of Research and Development

People needed

8

Starts

2015-05-01

Expected to finish

2025-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-15

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inclusion Criteria:
• OEF/OIF active-duty personnel or Veterans with history of TBI or blast-exposure
• Meets criteria for mild TBI
• LOC of 30 min or less
• Age: 21-55
• Primary language is English

You may not qualify if…

• Evidence of penetrating head injury
• History of previous neurological diagnosis
• History of previous psychotic disorder prior to TBI
• Hearing or vision impairment

Where it is running

• VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA — Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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