University of Washington Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (UW TBIMS)

The Traumatic Brain Injury Model System (TBIMS) at the University of Washington's Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Harborview Medical Center, is one of 16 centers funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). Our goal is to promote the health, well being, and recovery of people with TBI by applying knowledge gained from cutting edge research into our clinical care of patients with TBI. The University of Washington TBI Model System contributes to the national Traumatic Brain Injury Data Center at Craig Hospital in Englewood, CO, and participates in independent and collaborative research. The research we conduct provides information and resources to individuals with TBI, their family, care givers, health care professionals and the general public.

Research Projects

As Lead Center

Title	Project Type	Start Date	End Date
TBI Care for Chronic Pain	Independent	09/30/2017	10/01/2022
Accelr8: Physical Activity and TBI	Modular (Joint)	09/30/2017	10/01/2022
TWIST: Treatment With Sumatriptan for TBI Headache (Sumatriptan as Treatment for Moderate to Severe Post-Traumatic Headache)	Independent	09/30/2012	10/01/2017
Natural History of Headache - 5-Year Follow-Up	Collaborative	09/30/2012	10/01/2017
TWILIGHT: Effect of Light Exposure During Acute Rehabilitation on Sleep After Traumatic Brain Injury	Collaborative	09/30/2012	10/01/2017
Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Trial of Amantadine Hydrochloride in the Treatment of Chronic TBI Irritability and Aggression: A Replication Study	Collaborative	09/01/2007	08/31/2012
The Natural History of Headache after Traumatic Brain Injury	Modular (Joint)	09/01/2007	08/31/2012
Modular Scheduled Telephone Intervention for Caregivers of Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial	Independent	09/01/2007	08/30/2012
Prediction of Outcome	Independent	09/01/2007	08/30/2012

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
Telehealth delivered exercise promotion to treat major depression after TBI: A randomized controlled trial	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
Trajectories of Cognitive Functioning Years after TBI (BTACT)	Modular (Joint)	10/01/2017	09/30/2022
Return To Driving After Moderate-Severe TBI: Who, When, Where, And How Safe?	Modular (Joint)	09/30/2017	10/01/2022
Trajectories of Cognitive Functioning after TBI	Modular (Joint)	09/30/2017	10/01/2022
Return To Driving After Moderate-Severe TBI	Modular (Joint)	09/30/2017	10/01/2022
Understanding Causes of Death within the TBI Model Systems (Verbal Autopsy)	Collaborative	09/30/2012	10/01/2017
TBI Model System Collaborative Study of Amantadine for Post TBI Irritability and Aggression	Collaborative	10/01/2008	09/30/2013