Pain in Traumatic Brain Injury - Basile, MD

Northwell Health56 enrolled

Overview

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.

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.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Head Trauma

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * documented history of traumatic brain injury * 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 years old * cannot read and write English

Locations (1)

Staten Island University Hospital

Staten Island, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Assessment of Pain Severity

Pain was assessed on a scale for 1 (no pain) to 10 (severe) pain. This is observational study so participants were only seen at one time point, when they were referred to the neuropsychology service.

Time frame: Referral

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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