Tampere Traumatic Head and Brain Injury Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01427959

Acronym

TheBrainS

Enrollment

115

Registered

2011-09-02

Start date

2010-11-30

Completion date

2021-02-28

Last updated

2021-10-06

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Conditions

Traumatic Brain Injury

Brief summary

Tampere Traumatic head and brain injury study is a prospective study aiming to explore neuroradiological, neuropsychological, neurological and biochemical aspects of mild traumatic brain injury (mtbi). The main interest is on factors that effect to the outcome after mtbi. The study is conducted in Tampere University Hospital's emergency department between the 1st of August 2010 and 31st of July 2013.

Detailed description

Aims of the study: 1. To improve clinical assessment of mTBI in the acute phase 2. To assemble better knowledge of diffusion tensor imaging as a diagnostic tool in mTBI 3. To improve neuropsychological evaluation of mTBI Main focus on psychosocial functioning / outcome / correlates E.g. Resilience, PTSD

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* WHO's mtbi criteria * Inhabitant of Pirkanmaa hospital district * Age between 18 and 60 years

Exclusion criteria

* Detrimental alcohol use * Drug addiction * Chronic neurological disease * Earlier brain injury * Diagnosed psychiatric disease * Hearing or sight deficiency * Native language other than finnish

Countries

Finland

Outcome results