Cognitive and Vascular Functioning Following TBI

🩺 Protocol Summary

This observational study will examine the association of chronic traumatic cerebrovascular injury and cardiovascular risk factors with TBI-related cognitive impairment and vascular dementia. Cerebrovascular, inflammatory, and neurodegenerative blood biomarkers as well as clinical and neuroimaging data

Primary Research Facility: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Bethesda, Maryland)

Review these 3 basic logistical and protocol criteria extracted from the public NIH record. (This is a preliminary logistical checklist, not an official clinical eligibility determination).

Diagnosed with, undergoing evaluation for, or seeking treatment related to Traumatic Brain Injury?

🔍 Study Population / Focus Area (Source: Protocol Primary Condition)

Aged between 18 Years and 74 Years?

🔍 Protocol Specified Age Range: 18 Years to 74 Years

Able to attend required clinic visits at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (Bethesda, Maryland)?

🔍 Logistical Requirement: Site at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

📍 Primary Site Map

Site: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center — Bethesda, Maryland

💰 Clinical Trial Costs & Insurance Coverage

Coverage for clinical trial participation varies depending on your health insurance policy, state legislation, and whether specific procedures are investigational research or routine medical care. Under federal law (Affordable Care Act § 2709), health insurers generally cannot drop coverage or refuse to pay for routine patient care costs incurred in approved clinical trials.

💡 Always ask the study coordinator for the trial's official Informed Consent Form, which outlines all sponsor-funded research items versus procedures billed to your insurance.