Long-term Health Outcomes of AE Casualties

Ian Stewart

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Long Term Adverse Effects; Combat Disorders

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03736356

FWH20200146H

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study involves individuals who are currently participating in the Wounded Warrior Recovery Project and underwent aeromedical evacuation (AE) due to injury during deployment in Iraq or Afghanistan. The goal of the study is to understand how best to engage wounded warriors in research activities studying long-term health. Based on the results from this study, the investigators can plan a larger study with the goal to better understand the long-term health conditions of individuals who were injured in combat and improve patient care.

As part of the study, participants will be asked to provide two sets of lab work over the course of a year. Each set of lab work will include one blood draw, one urine sample, and height, weight, and blood pressure measurements. In order to track long-term health, information from participants' lab work will be linked with study-related health data, as well as surveys they have completed with the Wounded Warrior Recovery Project (WWRP).

Enrollment: 119 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Combat injury during or after October 2001
2. Aged > 18 years
3. Listed in EMED
4. Underwent AE
5. Enrolled in Wounded Warrior Recovery Project

Exclusion criteria

1. Non-battle injury
2. Not listed in EMED
3. Combat injury before October 2001
4. Did not undergo AE
5. Not enrolled in Wounded Warrior Recovery Project