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A Study of Brain Aging in Vietnam War Veterans

NCT01687153 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 289

Last updated 2021-11-29

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common combat related problems and may be associated with a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The purpose of this study is to examine the possible connections between TBI and PTSD, and the signs and symptoms of AD on Veterans as they age.

The information collected will help to learn more about how these injuries may affect Veterans of the Vietnam War as they grow older, as well as Veterans of the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, who also have these types of combat related injuries.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • United States Department of Defense

    collaborator FED

  • Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northern California Institute of Research and Education

    collaborator OTHER

  • San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Southern California

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael W. Weiner, MD · University of California, San Francisco

  • Paul Aisen, MD · USC Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI)

  • Ronald Petersen, MD, PhD · Mayo Clinic

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-10-31
Primary Completion
2021-09-21
Completion
2021-09-21

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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