Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System

Rocky Mountain Regional Brain Injury System (RMRBIS) is centered at Craig Hospital, which has rehabilitated over 4,200 traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients over the past 25 years and is consistently recognized among the top rehabilitation facilities in the United States. First designated as a TBI Model System in 1998, RMRBIS provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary specialty system of TBI care for Colorado and the surrounding area, which includes all three Level I trauma centers, five Level II trauma centers, and three long-term acute care facilities in the Denver Metro area.

In order to achieve the overall goal of conducting research that contributes to evidence-based rehabilitation interventions to improve the lives of individuals with TBI, RMRBIS is conducting one site specific research project, leading one and participating in two collaborative research modules, contributing to the longitudinal TBI National Database, and maintaining a TBI Model System of care and research.

Research Projects

As Lead Center

Title	Type	Start Date	End Date
Characterization and Treatment of Chronic Pain after Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury	Collaborative	03/20/2019	03/01/2023
Development and Assessment of Crosswalks in the TBIMS Database	Modular (Joint)	01/01/2018	10/01/2020
Self-Advocacy for Independent Life (SAIL) after TBI	Independent	09/30/2017	09/29/2022
Internet Use and Online Social Participation among Individuals with TBI	Modular (Joint)	07/01/2013	09/30/2017
Home-Based Virtual Reality (VR) Treatment for Chronic Balance Problems in Adults with TBI.	Independent	10/01/2012	09/30/2017
Improving Well-Being after TBI through Structured Volunteer Activity	Independent	10/01/2012	09/30/2017
A Health and Wellness Intervention for Individuals with TBI	Independent	10/01/2007	09/30/2012
Atomoxetine (Strattera) for the Treatment of Attention Disorders in Individuals with TBI	Independent	10/01/2007	09/30/2012

As Participating Center

Return To Driving After Moderate-Severe TBI: Who, When, Where, And How Safe?	Modular (Joint)	10/01/2017	10/30/2022
Caregiver Resilience: A Longitudinal Investigation	Modular (Joint)	10/01/2017	09/30/2022
Trajectories of Cognitive Functioning Years after TBI (BTACT)	Modular (Joint)	10/01/2017	09/30/2022
Understanding Causes of Death in the TBI Model Systems		10/21/2015	09/30/2017
Cognitive Testing in the TBI Model Systems	Modular (Joint)	07/01/2013	09/30/2017
Long-Term Co-Morbidity and Functional Decline	Modular (Joint)	07/01/2013	09/30/2017
Development of an Extended Measure of Global Function to Support Clinical Trials Originating in Acute Rehabilitation	Modular (Joint)	07/01/2013	09/30/2017
Statins and Outcome After TBI: An Observational Study	Modular (Joint)	07/01/2013	09/30/2017
Test-Retest Reliability of TBIMS Form 2 Measures with Persons with TBI	Modular (Joint)	06/30/2013	06/30/2017
Development of a Combined Measure to Assess Functional Outcomes following Traumatic Brain Injury: Part 3 of A Longitudinal Perspective looking at change over the first 10 year period post-injury	Modular (Joint)	12/01/2012	12/31/2013
Resilience After Traumatic Brain Injury	Modular (Joint)	11/05/2012	09/30/2017
Natural History of Headache - 5-Year Follow-Up	Collaborative	09/30/2012	10/01/2017
Understanding Causes of Death within the TBI Model Systems (Verbal Autopsy)	Collaborative	09/30/2012	10/01/2017
Brief Test of Adult Cognition by Telephone (BTACT)	Collaborative	09/30/2012	10/01/2017
Individualized Planning for the First Year Following Acute Rehabilitation Project	Collaborative	10/01/2008	09/30/2013
Enhancing the TBI Model System Core Dataset to Expand Research on Environmental Influences Affecting Outcomes from TBI	Modular (Joint)	10/02/2007	09/30/2012
Sexuality after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Collaborative	Modular (Joint)	10/02/2007	09/30/2012
Statins and Outcome After TBI: An Observational Study	Modular (Joint)	10/02/2007	09/30/2012
The Natural History of Headache after Traumatic Brain Injury	Modular (Joint)	09/01/2007	08/31/2012