Status:
COMPLETED
Telerehabilitation for OIF/OEF Returnees With Combat-Related Traumatic Brain Injury
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Traumatic Brain Injury
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-55 years
Brief Summary
The scientific objective of this program is to meet the rehabilitation needs of combat wounded Veterans with mild to moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) via telerehabilitation and determine the effe...
Detailed Description
Rational: TBI can cause life-long impairments in physical, cognitive, behavioral and social function that are usually more disabling than the residual physical deficits. Recovery can continue many yea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Veterans or active duty military personnel discharged from the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa, FL or in rehabilitation there
- ages 18 and older
- have sustained a TBI as evidenced by primary or secondary diagnosis on initial admission, with or without comorbid Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- enrolled and receiving medical services through the Tampa VA and medically stable as clinically determined by the patient's physician.
- In order to add MyHealtheVet to the study as a method of care coordination, MyHealtheVet enrollment and secure messaging authentication is required to continue in the study. All other methods of communication with subjects and existing surveys will continue. Eventually MyHealtheVet will replace the LAMP for secure communications with the Care Coordinator.
Exclusion
- Telerehab services will be offered only to those patients with low ADLs who require additional care and who stand to benefit from the care coordination program.
- The investigators will also exclude those who are severely injured or institutionalized. This includes patients with a severe psychopathology.
- Refusal to enroll in MyHealtheVet with Secure Messaging will eventually lead to subjects being dropped from the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
81 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00676182
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2015
Last Update
March 25 2016
Active Locations (2)
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1
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System, Gainesville, FL
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32608
2
James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, FL
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612