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).
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
119
David Grant USAF Medical Center
Travis Air Force Base, California, United States
Number of enrolled participants who complete both sets of lab work
Whether or not enrolled participants complete labs as requested at year 1 and year 2
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Complete blood count (CBC)
Results from this lab test will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Comprehensive metabolic panel
Results from this lab test will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Hemoglobin A1c
Results from this lab test will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Cystatin C
Results from this lab test will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
High sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)
Results from this lab test will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
B Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP)
Results from this lab test will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio
Microalbumin and creatinine will be combined obtain this ratio in mcg/mg creatinine. Results from this lab test will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Blood pressure
Blood pressure measurements will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Responses from Wounded Warrior Recovery Project surveys
Surveys included in this study will include the most recent Wounded Warrior Recovery Project survey prior to study enrollment, the six month followup survey, and the one year followup survey.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Height
Height in feet. This measurement will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
Weight
Weight in pounds. This measurement will be used to define physical health outcomes of patients who have transited through the aeromedical evacuation system.
Time frame: Approximately one year from beginning of study participation
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