Status:

COMPLETED

Development of Quality of Life Tool for TBI

Lead Sponsor:

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Collaborating Sponsors:

Northwestern University

University of Michigan

Conditions:

Traumatic Brain Injury

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Objectives: The ultimate goal of this research program is to promote seamless, comprehensive care for Operation Enduring Freedom/ Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) veterans. The purpose of this study ...

Detailed Description

Specific short-term objectives for this study include: O1: Identify a parsimonious set of domains that capture HRQOL in deployment-related TBI. O2: Construct and refine clinically-relevant HRQOL of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • enrolled in VA and diagnosed with a deployment-related TBI documented in computerized patient record system (CPRS)
  • at least one year post injury
  • greater than 18 years of age
  • able to follow two step commands and
  • English speaking
  • Clinicians
  • Clinicians, including:
  • physicians
  • psychologists
  • nurses
  • social workers
  • therapists who have provided care to wounded warriors with deployment-related TBI for at least three years

Exclusion

  • Veterans Exclusion criteria include:
  • those veterans who are not yet discharged from initial rehabilitation (want patients to experience community based living environment)
  • living in the community less than three months post initial rehabilitation, including residential care or long term care living environments
  • No exclusion criteria for the clinicians

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2009

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

485 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00714428

Start Date

April 1 2009

End Date

September 1 2012

Last Update

September 7 2015

Active Locations (4)

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VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94304-1290

2

James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612-4745

3

VA Medical Center, Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417

4

Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center

Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23249