Executive Dysfunction & Suicide: An Exploration Of Risk Factors In Traumatically Brain Injured Veterans

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Suicidal Behavior; Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01118195

VA 05-1100

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a study to learn more about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and suicidal behaviors. The purpose of this research is to find out more about the issues related to these conditions. This study seeks to explore the relationship between executive dysfunction and suicidal behavior in an outpatient population.

Enrollment: 54 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 74 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, history of suicidal behavior.
2. Age 18-74.
3. Currently receiving care through the Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) Denver VA TBI Interdisciplinary Team.

Exclusion criteria

1. History of other significant neurological disease.
2. Diagnosis of Schizophrenia.
3. Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) performance lower than 50%.
4. Behavior which could be described as Substance Abuse in the 7 days prior to participation.
5. Current guardianship or mention of recommendation for guardianship in medical chart within the past six months.
6. Inability to read the informed consent document.
7. Inability to adequately respond to questions regarding the informed consent procedure.
8. Significant hearing impairment.

Trial design

54 participants in 2 patient groups

TBI and Suicidal Behavior

TBI and No Suicidal Behavior