Pain in Traumatic Brain Injury - Basile, MD

Northwell Health

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Head Trauma

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01136486

03-015

Details and patient eligibility

About

The observation through a chart review of persistent pain on neuro psychological functioning and how it applies to the community integration with patients that had suffered traumatic brain injury.

Full description

This pilot study is designed and conducted over a one year period by the PI, who then solely carried out this study from recruitment, to patient testing, to data entry. Pain was assessed with the Visual Analog Scale and patients underwent a brief battery of tests that included assessment of neuropsychological functions, mood, anxiety and community functions.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• documented history of traumatic brain injury
• 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

• younger than 18 years old
• cannot read and write English