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Service Member Fatigue and Lack of Motivation Following Concussion

NCT01496586 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2019-12-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Background:

\- Many service members have reported feeling tired, a loss of motivation, mood changes, and problems working with others after they have a concussion during deployment. These problems may lead to problems with their job and relationships. This study hopes to figure out what parts of the brain may be affected in people with these problems after a concussion.

Objectives:

\- To learn more about the problems that may occur after service members have a concussion during deployment and return home.

Eligibility:

* Service members or veterans between 18 and 40 years of age who have had a mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) in the past 6 months.
* Companions (at least 18 years of age) of the service members will also be included in this study. Companions will have interacted with the service member at least 1 hour a week since deployment.

Design:

* Service members will have 1 week of tests at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center. Companions will have 2 days of tests at the Center.
* Each day, service members will have 4 or 8 hours of tests. Tests will include a medical history and physical exam, neuropsychological tests and imaging studies. The tests will ask about fatigue, stress, mood, pain, daily activities, and family support. The imaging studies will measure brain function at rest and during activity.
* Companions will have a medical history and physical exam. They will also complete several questionnaires about themselves as well as the service member/veteran. The tests will ask about fatigue, stress, mood, pain, daily activities, and family support....

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Eric M Wassermann, M.D. · National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-12-01
Completion
2015-08-03

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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