🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-07-28

Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Traumatic Brain Injury Epileptogenesis Project (TRACK-TBI EPI) (NCT05823766)

🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The overarching goal of this study is to improve understanding of the long-range natural history of TBI and post-traumatic epilepsy (PTE) by extending follow-up of a previously enrolled cohort (TRACK-TBI) beyond the first 12 months after injury.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (7 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (1 items).

Location: University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California

Age range: 18 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

  • In-Person Outcome Assessment (BEHAVIORAL)
  • 3T Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) (PROCEDURE)
  • Clinical Visit (BEHAVIORAL)
  • Blood Draw (PROCEDURE)
  • EEG (PROCEDURE)
  • Telephone Outcome Assessment (BEHAVIORAL)

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Epilepsy diagnosed prior to index TBI

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (9 Sites)

  • University of California, San Francisco — San Francisco, California
  • Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital — Charlestown, Massachusetts
  • University of Cincinnati — Cincinnati, Ohio
  • University of Pennsylvania/Penn Presbyterian Medical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • University of Texas at Austin — Austin, Texas
  • University of Texas Southwestern — Dallas, Texas
  • Baylor College of Medicine — Houston, Texas
  • University of Washington — Seattle, Washington

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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