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About Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries (TBI) are a major health concern, particularly for veterans and active-duty service members.
TBIs range from mild (concussions) to severe, with long-term complications like memory loss, mood swings, cognitive impairments, and, in some cases, personality changes. Traditional treatments for traumatic brain injury often focus on managing symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, and cognitive challenges, but they don’t always address the underlying issue—damage to brain cells and tissues. That’s where innovative research like our HBOT study hopes to make an impact.
Phases / Process
Each phase plays a critical role in ensuring that treatments and vaccines are both safe and effective.
Clinical trials go through four phases to validate treatments and vaccines as safe and effective before becoming accessible to the public. Click through a quick look at what each phase involves:
Phase 1: is the first step in testing a new treatment or vaccine in people. The focus is on understanding how the body reacts to it. These trials usually involve 20 to 80 participants, often healthy volunteers, but sometimes people with a specific condition.
About
USF Health is comprised of four major colleges: Morsani College of Medicine, the College of Nursing, the College of Public Health, and the Taneja College of Pharmacy. Each college is dedicated to a tripartite focus of clinical care, research (basic science, translational, and clinical trials), and teaching (medical students, residents, and Fellows). Collectively, our mission is to Make Life Better in the communities we serve by providing excellence in the areas of patient care, education, and research. Together, we will be the most trusted and best academic health system in Florida.