RecruitingTraumatic Brain InjuryCognitive DeclineVascular Dementia
Cognitive and Vascular Functioning Following TBI
Eligible age
18–74 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
This observational study will examine the association of chronic traumatic cerebrovascular injury and cardiovascular risk factors with TBI-related cognitive impairment and vascular dementia. Cerebrovascular, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative blood biomarkers as well as clinical and neuroimaging data
Sponsor: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
You may qualify if…
- ✓ 1. Active duty uniformed SM or Veteran who is currently eligible for treatment at WRNMMC (i.e., Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS)-eligible).
- ✓ 2. Ability to read, write, and speak English.
- ✓ 3. Ability to provide informed consent.
- ✓ 4. NICoE Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) or NatHx Study comprehensive evaluation ≥3 years prior to current evaluation with valid neuropsychological test results.
- ✓ 5. Consent to allow access to prior research data collected through the NICoE TBI Neuroimaging Core Project or NatHx Study and consent to allow access to at least 1 prior blood specimen previously collected through these studies or the DoD Serum Biorepository.
- ✓ Additional TBI Inclusion Criteria
- ✓ 1\. History of at least one mild, moderate, severe, or penetrating TBI \> 3 years prior to enrollment. TBI will be diagnosed if any one of the following criteria immediately after the injury is met and attributed to the brain injury, rather than environmental/psychological/other injury factors (DoD-VA criteria246):
- ✓ 1. Loss of consciousness (LOC) or post-traumatic amnesia (PTA)
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ 1. Disabling neurologic or psychological disorders such as autism, cerebral palsy, developmental disorder, stroke, brain tumor, multiple sclerosis, meningitis, encephalitis, brain abscess, vascular malformation, pre-injury epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder
- ✕ 2. Diabetes mellitus requiring drug treatment
- ✕ 3. Hypertension requiring more than 1 antihypertensive drug to control BP
- ✕ 4. History of myocardial infarction or other systemic vasculopathies
- ✕ 5. Dementia diagnosis at initial NICoE/NatHx Study assessment
Where it's recruiting
Maryland
Bethesda
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06034509 · last updated 2025-09-26