Traumatic Brain Injury Among Homeless Veterans

January 30, 2019 updated by: Lisa Brenner, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Objectives include: 1) establishing a psychometrically sound traumatic brain injury (TBI) screening measure for use among homeless veterans; 2) identifying the prevalence of those that screen positive for TBI among homeless veterans seeking VA services; and 3) comparing psychiatric and psychosocial outcomes between those with and without a history of TBI.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

Short-term Objectives include:

  1. Establishing the criterion-related validity of the Traumatic Brain Injury-4 (TBI-4) questionnaire in the Veteran homeless population using the Ohio State University TBI-Identification Method (OSU TBI-ID) (Corrigan et al., 2007) as the gold standard for establishing traumatic brain injury (TBI) diagnosis.
  2. Identifying the prevalence of those that screen positive for a lifetime history of TBI among homeless Veterans.
  3. Comparing psychiatric outcomes (psychiatric hospitalizations, suicide attempts and deaths, and clinical contacts) and psychosocial outcomes between those with and without a lifetime history of TBI.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

2000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Colorado
      • Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220
        • Department of Veterans Affairs, Eastern Colorado Health Care System
    • Florida
      • Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
        • Tampa VAMC
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • Philadelphia Vamc

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 89 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Homeless Veterans

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • At least 18 years of age, seeking homeless services at one of the VA Homeless Services Programs.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Failure to provide informed consent, not older than 89 years of age.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
OSU TBI-ID
Time Frame: One Time
History of TBI
One Time

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System

Collaborators

US Department of Veterans Affairs
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Lisa A. Brenner, Ph. D., Visn 19 Mirecc

Publications and helpful links

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Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

May 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 6, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 7, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

May 10, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 31, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 10-0170

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