Traumatic brain injury projects

Assessment and Intervention for Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Jennie Ponsford
Associate Investigators: Professor Peter Cameron, Associate Professor Mark Fitzgerald
Lead Organisation: Monash University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $229,955
Project Dates: 1 November 2006 -28 February 2009
Completed

Can Eye Movements Predict Persistent Problems in Paediatric Mild TBI? DOC, 0.02MB
Chief Investigator: Dr Larry Abel, Associate Professor Jacinta Douglas
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $332,828
Project Start Date: 1 November 2008
Completed

Cognitive and Neural Substrates of Socially Maladaptive Behaviours in Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury
Chief Investigator: Professor Vicki Anderson
Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $271,718
Project Start Date: 1 September 2010
In Progress

DECRA (DECompressive CRAniectomy Trial) DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Jamie Cooper
Lead Organisation: Bayside Health
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $89,769
Project Dates: 1 January 2008 -29 June 2011
Completed

Detrimental Effects of Albumin Resuscitation (SAFE TBI II) DOC, 0.02MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Jamie Cooper
Other Investigators: Associate Professor John Myburgh, Associate Professor Simon Finfer, Professor Rinaldo Bellomo, Professor Robyn Norton
Lead Organisation: Bayside Health
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $227,700
Project Dates: 1 July 2007 - 15 February 2010
Completed

Efficacy of Light Therapy for Sleepiness and Fatigue Following Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.02MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Jennie Ponsford, Associate Professor Shantha Rajaratnam, Dr Steven W Lockley
Lead Organisation: Monash University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $281,444.80
Project Start Date: 1 April 2011
In Progress

Enhancing Neurogenesis Post TBI (Pilot Project) DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann
Lead Organisation: Bayside Health
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $162,910
Project Dates: 1 July 2007 -30 June 2008
Completed

Enhancing the Production of New Neurons to Promote Neurological Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Dr Nicole Bye
Associate Investigators: Professor Perry Bartlett, Professor Esther Shohami, Associate Professor Ann Turnley
Lead Organisation: Monash University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $506,996
Project Start Date: 1 March 2011
In Progress

Headstart: Multi-family Groups for Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigators: Dr Grace Couchman, Professor Jennie Ponsford
Lead Organisation: Monash University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $380,180
Project Start Date: 1 March 2008 – 30 June 2012"
Completed

Hypothermia in Childhood TBI (HiTBIC) DOC, 0.03MB

Chief Investigator: Dr John Beca
Other Investigators: A/Prof Warwick Butt, Dr Simon Erickson, Dr Barry Wilkins, Dr Andreas Schibler, Dr Michael Yung, Dr Andrew Numa, Dr Christian Stocker
Lead Organisation: Royal Children's Hospital
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $205,524
Project Dates: 1 July 2007 – 31 December 2012
Completed

Improving the Functional Communication Ability of Adults with TBI DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Dr Jacinta Douglas
Lead Organisation: La Trobe University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $343,802
Project Start Date: 1 June 2008 – 27 May 2013
Completed

In Vivo Hippocampal Studies in Rats DOC, 0.05MB
Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Terence O'Brien, Dr Damien Myers, Professor Rod Hicks
Associate Investigators: Associate Professor David Howells, Mr John Williams, Dr Dennis Velakoulis, Professor Chris Pantelis, Associate Professor Gary Egan, Dr Stefanie Dedeurwaerdere, Dr Nigel Jones, Associate Professor Edward Hogan, Dr Peter Batchelor, Dr Bianca Jupp, Dr Ke Fang
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $973,324
Project Dates: 9 October 2006 - 8 October 2009
Completed

Long Term Consequences of Childhood Head Injury - 15 year follow-up DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cathy Catroppa, Professor Vicki Anderson, Professor Jeffery Rosenfeld, Professor Michael Ditchfield, Dr Celia Godfrey
Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $512,985
Project: 26 July 2010 – 25 July 2013
Cmpleted

Measuring the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on People's Lives DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Graeme Hawthorne
Other Chief Investigators: Professor Andrew Kaye, Associate Professor Russell Gruen
Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $283,311
Project Start Date: 1 January 2007 – 9 October 2013
Completed

Mobility Skills Following Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.02MB
Chief Investigator: Ms Anne Kissane
Associate Investigators: Professor Mary Galea, Dr Beverly Eldridge, Dr Kevin Dunne, Dr Gavin Williams
Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $61,016.50
Project Dates: 1 January 2007 -1 February 2011
Completed

Neuronal Cell Death Post-Trauma DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Seong-Seng Tan
Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Professor Sharad Kumar, Professor David Vaux, Dr John Silke
Lead Organisation: Howard Florey Institute
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $1,662,375
Project Dates: 1 November 2006 - 31 October 2009
Completed

Neurotrauma Tissue/Fluid Bank DOC, 0.04MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Catriona McLean
Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld
Lead Organisation: Bayside Health
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $743,381
Project Dates: 1 August 2007 - 31 January 2011
Completed

New Treatments for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries DOC, 0.07MB
Co-ordinator & Lead Chief Investigator: Professor Norman Saunders, The University of Melbourne
Chief Investigators: Professor Seong-Seng Tan, Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Dr Mark Habgood, Dr Peter Crack, Dr Jenny Callaway, Associate Professor David Howells, Dr Peter Batchelor
Lead Organisation: The University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $4,186,012
Project Dates: 1 September 2006 -31 August 2009
Completed

Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Traumatic Brain Injury Study (NICE-TBI) DOC, 0.03MB

Chief Investigator: A/ Professor Simon Finfer, Professor John Myburgh
Lead Organisation: Monash University Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $98,797
Project Start Date: 1 November 2007 – 13 August 2011
Completed

Prevention and Treatment of Social Problems in Childhood/Adolescent TBIDOC, 0.05MBChief Investigator: Professor Vicki AndersonAssociate Investigators: Dr Cathy Catroppa, Professor Keith Yeates
Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $1,295,135
Project Start Date: 1 July 2007 - 4 February 2013
Completed

Preventing and Treating Epilepsy, Brain Degeneration and Psychiatric Disease Following a Brain Injury DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Terence O'Brien, Associate Professor Christopher Hovens, Dr Nigel Jones
Lead Organisation: The University of Melbourne
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $178,866
Project Start Date: 1 March 2011
Completed

Role of Plasminogen Activator in TBI DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Dr Robert Medcalf
Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Professor Harald Schmidt
Lead Organisation: Monash University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $578,064
Project Dates: 5 April 2007 - 4 October 2010
Completed

Safer Roads to Recovery: Assessing Readiness for Driving after Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.02MB
Team leads: Dr Judith Charlton (Victoria), Dr Michel Bedard (Ontario)
Lead Organisations: Monash University Accident Research Centre (Victoria), Centre for Research on Safe Driving, Lakehead University (Ontario)
TAC /ONF Joint Funding: $450,286
Project Start Date: 1 October 2010
In Progress

Serum Biomarkers and Quality of Life in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury (BTBI) DOC, 0.02MB
Team leads: Dr Jamie Hutchison (Ontario), Professor Vicki Anderson (Victoria)
Lead Organisations: Hospital for Sick Children (Ontario), Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (Victoria)
TAC/ONF Joint Funding: $544,690
Project Start Date: 22 October 2010
In Progress

TBI Rehabilitation Using Methylphenidate DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Ms Catherine Willmott
Associate Investigator: Professor Jennie Ponsford
Lead Organisation: Monash University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $35,979
Project Dates: 1 November 2006 - 31 October 2007
Completed

The Neural Basis of Communication Disorder in Children DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Dr Angela Morgan
Other Chief Investigators: Professor Alan Connelly, Dr Frederique Liegeois,
Associate Investigators: Professor Vicki Anderson, Professor Sheena Riley, Associate Professor Michael Ditchfield, Dr Jacques- Donald Tournier
Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $276,079
Project Dates: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2011
Completed

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Treatment in Depression after Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.02MB
Chief Investigator: Professor Paul Fitzgerald
Associate Investigators: Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, Ms Jacqueline Anderson, Dr Yitzchak Hollander
Lead Organisation: Monash University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $427,366
Project Start Date: 10 June 2008
In Progress

Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults: Does Age Matter? DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Glynda Kinsella
Associate Investigators: Associate Professor John Olver, Dr Ben Ong
Lead Organisation: La Trobe University
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $303,188
Project Dates: 8 January 2007 - 8 December 2011
Completed

Traumatic Hypoxia and Cerebral Inflammation DOC, 0.04MB
Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann
Associate Investigators: Professor Jamie Cooper, Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld
Lead Organisation: Bayside Health
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $232,794
Project Dates: 1 March 2007 - 28 February 2010
Completed

Virtual reality and upper limb function following TBI in children DOC, 0.03MB
Chief Investigator: Ms Jane Galvin, Melinda Randall
Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $162,388
Project Start Date: 5 May 2008 - 18 November 2011
Completed


Traumatic brain injury projects Traumatic brain injury projects Assessment and Intervention for Patients with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Professor Jennie Ponsford Associate Investigators: Professor Peter Cameron, Associate Professor Mark Fitzgerald Lead Organisation: Monash University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $229,955 Project Dates: 1 November 2006 -28 February 2009 Completed Can Eye Movements Predict Persistent Problems in Paediatric Mild TBI? DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Dr Larry Abel, Associate Professor Jacinta Douglas Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $332,828 Project Start Date: 1 November 2008 Completed Cognitive and Neural Substrates of Socially Maladaptive Behaviours in Adolescents with Traumatic Brain Injury Chief Investigator: Professor Vicki Anderson Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $271,718 Project Start Date: 1 September 2010 In Progress DECRA (DECompressive CRAniectomy Trial) DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Professor Jamie Cooper Lead Organisation: Bayside Health TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $89,769 Project Dates: 1 January 2008 -29 June 2011 Completed Detrimental Effects of Albumin Resuscitation (SAFE TBI II) DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Professor Jamie Cooper Other Investigators: Associate Professor John Myburgh, Associate Professor Simon Finfer, Professor Rinaldo Bellomo, Professor Robyn Norton Lead Organisation: Bayside Health TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $227,700 Project Dates: 1 July 2007 - 15 February 2010 Completed Efficacy of Light Therapy for Sleepiness and Fatigue Following Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Professor Jennie Ponsford, Associate Professor Shantha Rajaratnam, Dr Steven W Lockley Lead Organisation: Monash University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $281,444.80 Project Start Date: 1 April 2011 In Progress Enhancing Neurogenesis Post TBI (Pilot Project) DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann Lead Organisation: Bayside Health TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $162,910 Project Dates: 1 July 2007 -30 June 2008 Completed Enhancing the Production of New Neurons to Promote Neurological Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Dr Nicole Bye Associate Investigators: Professor Perry Bartlett, Professor Esther Shohami, Associate Professor Ann Turnley Lead Organisation: Monash University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $506,996 Project Start Date: 1 March 2011 In Progress Headstart: Multi-family Groups for Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigators: Dr Grace Couchman, Professor Jennie Ponsford Lead Organisation: Monash University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $380,180 Project Start Date: 1 March 2008 – 30 June 2012" Completed Hypothermia in Childhood TBI (HiTBIC) DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Dr John Beca Other Investigators: A/Prof Warwick Butt, Dr Simon Erickson, Dr Barry Wilkins, Dr Andreas Schibler, Dr Michael Yung, Dr Andrew Numa, Dr Christian Stocker Lead Organisation: Royal Children's Hospital TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $205,524 Project Dates: 1 July 2007 – 31 December 2012 Completed Improving the Functional Communication Ability of Adults with TBI DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Dr Jacinta Douglas Lead Organisation: La Trobe University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $343,802 Project Start Date: 1 June 2008 – 27 May 2013 Completed In Vivo Hippocampal Studies in Rats DOC, 0.05MB Chief Investigators: Associate Professor Terence O'Brien, Dr Damien Myers, Professor Rod Hicks Associate Investigators: Associate Professor David Howells, Mr John Williams, Dr Dennis Velakoulis, Professor Chris Pantelis, Associate Professor Gary Egan, Dr Stefanie Dedeurwaerdere, Dr Nigel Jones, Associate Professor Edward Hogan, Dr Peter Batchelor, Dr Bianca Jupp, Dr Ke Fang Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $973,324 Project Dates: 9 October 2006 - 8 October 2009 Completed Long Term Consequences of Childhood Head Injury - 15 year follow-up DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cathy Catroppa, Professor Vicki Anderson, Professor Jeffery Rosenfeld, Professor Michael Ditchfield, Dr Celia Godfrey Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $512,985 Project: 26 July 2010 – 25 July 2013 Cmpleted Measuring the Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury on People's Lives DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Graeme Hawthorne Other Chief Investigators: Professor Andrew Kaye, Associate Professor Russell Gruen Lead Organisation: University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $283,311 Project Start Date: 1 January 2007 – 9 October 2013 Completed Mobility Skills Following Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Ms Anne Kissane Associate Investigators: Professor Mary Galea, Dr Beverly Eldridge, Dr Kevin Dunne, Dr Gavin Williams Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $61,016.50 Project Dates: 1 January 2007 -1 February 2011 Completed Neuronal Cell Death Post-Trauma DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Professor Seong-Seng Tan Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Professor Sharad Kumar, Professor David Vaux, Dr John Silke Lead Organisation: Howard Florey Institute TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $1,662,375 Project Dates: 1 November 2006 - 31 October 2009 Completed Neurotrauma Tissue/Fluid Bank DOC, 0.04MB Chief Investigator: Professor Catriona McLean Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld Lead Organisation: Bayside Health TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $743,381 Project Dates: 1 August 2007 - 31 January 2011 Completed New Treatments for Brain and Spinal Cord Injuries DOC, 0.07MB Co-ordinator & Lead Chief Investigator: Professor Norman Saunders, The University of Melbourne Chief Investigators: Professor Seong-Seng Tan, Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Dr Mark Habgood, Dr Peter Crack, Dr Jenny Callaway, Associate Professor David Howells, Dr Peter Batchelor Lead Organisation: The University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $4,186,012 Project Dates: 1 September 2006 -31 August 2009 Completed Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Traumatic Brain Injury Study (NICE-TBI) DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: A/ Professor Simon Finfer, Professor John Myburgh Lead Organisation: Monash University Department of Epidemiology & Preventive Medicine TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $98,797 Project Start Date: 1 November 2007 – 13 August 2011 Completed Prevention and Treatment of Social Problems in Childhood/Adolescent TBIDOC, 0.05MBChief Investigator: Professor Vicki AndersonAssociate Investigators: Dr Cathy Catroppa, Professor Keith Yeates Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $1,295,135 Project Start Date: 1 July 2007 - 4 February 2013 Completed Preventing and Treating Epilepsy, Brain Degeneration and Psychiatric Disease Following a Brain Injury DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Professor Terence O'Brien, Associate Professor Christopher Hovens, Dr Nigel Jones Lead Organisation: The University of Melbourne TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $178,866 Project Start Date: 1 March 2011 Completed Role of Plasminogen Activator in TBI DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Dr Robert Medcalf Associate Investigators: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann, Professor Harald Schmidt Lead Organisation: Monash University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $578,064 Project Dates: 5 April 2007 - 4 October 2010 Completed Safer Roads to Recovery: Assessing Readiness for Driving after Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.02MB Team leads: Dr Judith Charlton (Victoria), Dr Michel Bedard (Ontario) Lead Organisations: Monash University Accident Research Centre (Victoria), Centre for Research on Safe Driving, Lakehead University (Ontario) TAC /ONF Joint Funding: $450,286 Project Start Date: 1 October 2010 In Progress Serum Biomarkers and Quality of Life in Children with Traumatic Brain Injury (BTBI) DOC, 0.02MB Team leads: Dr Jamie Hutchison (Ontario), Professor Vicki Anderson (Victoria) Lead Organisations: Hospital for Sick Children (Ontario), Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (Victoria) TAC/ONF Joint Funding: $544,690 Project Start Date: 22 October 2010 In Progress TBI Rehabilitation Using Methylphenidate DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Ms Catherine Willmott Associate Investigator: Professor Jennie Ponsford Lead Organisation: Monash University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $35,979 Project Dates: 1 November 2006 - 31 October 2007 Completed The Neural Basis of Communication Disorder in Children DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Dr Angela Morgan Other Chief Investigators: Professor Alan Connelly, Dr Frederique Liegeois, Associate Investigators: Professor Vicki Anderson, Professor Sheena Riley, Associate Professor Michael Ditchfield, Dr Jacques- Donald Tournier Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $276,079 Project Dates: 1 April 2008 - 31 March 2011 Completed Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Treatment in Depression after Traumatic Brain Injury DOC, 0.02MB Chief Investigator: Professor Paul Fitzgerald Associate Investigators: Professor Jayashri Kulkarni, Ms Jacqueline Anderson, Dr Yitzchak Hollander Lead Organisation: Monash University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $427,366 Project Start Date: 10 June 2008 In Progress Traumatic Brain Injury in Older Adults: Does Age Matter? DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Glynda Kinsella Associate Investigators: Associate Professor John Olver, Dr Ben Ong Lead Organisation: La Trobe University TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $303,188 Project Dates: 8 January 2007 - 8 December 2011 Completed Traumatic Hypoxia and Cerebral Inflammation DOC, 0.04MB Chief Investigator: Associate Professor Cristina Morganti-Kossmann Associate Investigators: Professor Jamie Cooper, Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld Lead Organisation: Bayside Health TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $232,794 Project Dates: 1 March 2007 - 28 February 2010 Completed Virtual reality and upper limb function following TBI in children DOC, 0.03MB Chief Investigator: Ms Jane Galvin, Melinda Randall Lead Organisation: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute TAC Neurotrauma Funding: $162,388 Project Start Date: 5 May 2008 - 18 November 2011 Completed

Traumatic brain injury projects

Hypothermia in Childhood TBI (HiTBIC) DOC, 0.03MB

Normoglycaemia in Intensive Care Traumatic Brain Injury Study (NICE-TBI) DOC, 0.03MB