The Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems (TBIMS) Collaborative grant mechanism is funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), which is part of the Administration for Community Living in the US Department of Health and Human Services. This is a multi-site, cross-sectional, observational study involving 17 TBIMS Centers and a Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA) TBIMS Center. Craig Hospital is the lead Center for this study funded from 9/29/18 – 9/28/24. See study project for more information.
This study has allowed us to collect more information from our TBIMS National Database participants on their experience with chronic pain and pain treatment after moderate to severe TBI. Our goal is to learn more about how many people continue to have chronic pain over time, for those with pain or who have had pain after their injury, what treatments they have tried, and for those without chronic pain to learn more about common co-occurring conditions like sleep, mood, and quality of life to compare those with and without pain. The ultimate goal of learning more about the experience of pain after moderate to severe TBI is to improve health and function. We have collected data on over 3800 individuals, and along the way we have provided a look at the data collected as part of this study by clicking the link below.
