TIRR Memorial Hermann/Baylor College of Medicine/UTHealth Collaborative Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems

TIRR Memorial Hermann has been designated as a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model System with funding by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The NIDILRR TBI Model Systems program began in 1987 and is the largest research program on recovery from TBI in the world. The TBI Model Systems study database is the largest database on traumatic brain injury.

The Brain Injury Research Center (BIRC) at TIRR Memorial Hermann was one of the original TBI Model Systems sites. The TBI Model System program now consists of 14 centers around the United States. TIRR Memorial Hermann is one of only six sites nationwide to have both TBI and Spinal Cord Injury Model Systems programs.

Research Projects

As Lead Center

Title	Project Type	Start Date	End Date
Symptom Trajectories and Evolution of Mental Health Conditions Over the First Year Post-Injury: A Mobile Health Application	Independent	09/01/2022	08/31/2027
Multidimensional health perceptions profiles for personalizing patient-provider communication	Modular (Joint)	09/01/2022	08/31/2027
Health Literacy Following Traumatic Brain Injury and Impact on Health-Related Outcomes	Modular (Joint)	09/30/2017	09/29/2022
Use of a Mood Tracker Mobile App as a Chronic Health Management Intervention for Emotional Distress in Persons with TBI	Independent	09/30/2017	09/29/2022
Sexuality after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems Collaborative	Modular (Joint)	10/02/2007	09/30/2012
A Randomized, Controlled, Single-masked Clinical Trial of Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR) in the Rehabilitation of Social Communication Abilities for Persons with TBI	Independent	10/01/2007	09/30/2012

As Participating Center

Title	Project Type	Start Date	End Date
Associations of Early Life Adversity and Neighborhood Environment with TBI Outcomes in the TBIMS National Database	Modular (Joint)	10/01/2022	09/30/2027
Engaging Caregivers in Outcome Assessment Across the Lifespan (PASSD-TBI)	Modular (Joint)	09/01/2022	08/31/2027
Understanding the Social Determinants of Healthcare Access After TBI	Modular (Joint)	09/01/2022	08/31/2027
BeHealthy: Chronic Disease Management for TBI	Collaborative	09/01/2021	08/30/2025
Characterization and Treatment of Chronic Pain after Moderate to Severe Traumatic Brain Injury	Collaborative	10/01/2018	09/30/2023
Alexithymia Prevalence, and Relationships to Patient Characteristics and Outcome in TBIMS Cohort	Modular (Joint)	03/01/2018	09/30/2022
Partnering with Caregivers to Increase Knowledge of the Post-Acute Phase of Recovery from Severe TBI: Development and validation of the "Post-Acute Survey on Severe Disability after TBI (PASSD-TBI)"	Modular (Joint)	09/30/2017	09/29/2022
Evaluation and Implementation of the TBI-QoL Instrument	Modular (Joint)	10/01/2012	09/30/2017
TBI Model System Collaborative Study of Amantadine for Post TBI Irritability and Aggression	Collaborative	10/01/2008	09/30/2013
Measuring Quality of Life in Traumatic Brain Injury: the Next Generation of Instruments (TBI-QOL)	Collaborative	10/01/2008	09/30/2011