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Executive Dysfunction and Self-Harm Behavior: An Examination of Veterans With TBI, PTSD, or Both

NCT01334463 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 186

Last updated 2016-01-25

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Summary

1. To determine whether tasks taken from the field of cognitive neuroscience can detect and distinguish impairments in executive function above and beyond standard neuropsychological measures in individuals with: a.) Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), b.) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), c.)Mild TBI+PTSD
2. To determine whether performance on these tasks is linked to pertinent psychiatric outcomes (e.g. history of suicidality), which is associated with compromised executive function and impulsivity.
3. To determine whether information regarding brain anatomy can provide additional information above and beyond behavior performance in distinguishing between these two groups.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Colorado Traumatic Brain Injury Trust Fund

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Colorado, Boulder

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Lisa A Brenner, Ph.D. · VA Office of Research and Development

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
45 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2016-01-31
Completion
2016-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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