Are you 18 to 65? Have you had a recent orthopedic injury? You may be eligible for a research study to understand why some people experience many serious symptoms following a mild traumatic brain injury, while others have very few of these symptoms. Compensation is provided.
What you’ll do
If you decide to participate in this study, we will ask you to complete 4 visits: An initial visit (baseline) and a follow-up assessment at 10 days (+/-3days), 30 days (+/-5days), and 90 days (+/- 7days). These visits will take between 30-60 minutes to complete. At these visits we will do the following: Ask you to provide us with demographic and recent health history. We would like to have access to your past, current, and future medical records. Ask you questions that will help us assess the physical, social, and psychological impact your TBI has had on your life and the lives of your loved ones. Ask you to provide us with a blood, and/or saliva sample at each visit to perform our analyses. We will ask you to provide fingernail samples at 2 study visits.
Who the researchers are looking for
Are you 18 to 65? Have you had a recent orthopedic injury? You may be eligible for a research study to understand why some people experience many serious symptoms following a mild traumatic brain injury, while others have very few of these symptoms. Compensation is provided.
Review the provider’s screening questions. These requirements do not guarantee selection.
Are you 18 years of age? Do you have mild to high pain in the jaw, neck, back, shoulders, or limbs? You may be able to participate in a research study to better understand how pain, mood, and mental health are related in youth. Compensation is provided.
Are you 65 years of age or older and have difficulty walking? You may be eligible for a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief strength training program. Participants will be assigned to either a brief strength training program (immediately) or a delayed-treatment group that will start in a year. Participation also involves 3 visits to test your physical performance and balance.
Are you planning a scar contracture release and reconstruction surgery with your physician? Are you willing to be assigned by chance to one of two treatments, either a standard of care (SOC) surgery, or an SOC surgery plus a graft of your own fat? You may be eligible for a research study to compare these surgeries.