Clinical trials: Brain Concussion
Concussion
Interactive Training in Sports Concussion Prevention and Management
This study evaluated Brain 101: The Concussion Play book, an intervention that provides education and resources on concussion management for high schools.
- Trial name
- NCT01978795
- Testing
- Brain 101 website, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-concussion Syndrome
Measure of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction After TBI With fNIRS
The goal of this project is to determine if it is possible to assess Cerebrovascular Reactivity (CVR) to hypercapnia with functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS).
- Trial name
- NCT01789164
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
MTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Validation of Clinical Outcome Measures Specific to mTBI-Related Oculomotor Disorders
The specific aim of this project is to validate clinical tests to be used as outcome measures in studies of mTBI-related vision problems.
- Trial name
- NCT07282691
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Salus University
Concussion, Brain
Neck Strengthening Program for the Prevention or Mitigation of Sports Concussion
Study looks to determine effectiveness of neck strengthening to reduce the incident, duration, and severity of sports related concussion in student athletes.
- Trial name
- PCONS (NCT03237468)
- Testing
- Neck strengthening exercise to prevent concussion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CentraCare
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Functional MRI Study of Attention in Normal Controls and Traumatic Brain Injured Patients
The purpose of this study will be to assess the attentional ability of patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) using the functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) technique.
- Trial name
- NCT00580918
- Testing
- functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Concussion
Primary Prevention of Concussion in Youth Ice Hockey Players
1. Background and Rationale: Little is currently known about intrinsic risk factors for sport-related concussion in youth ice hockey players.
- Trial name
- NCT03360786
- Testing
- Specific intervention, Control intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre
Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia
Amyloid Accumulation After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
We are extending the researches of Taiwan neurosurgery traumatic brain injury (TBI) database which is led by Professor WT Chiu in Taipei Medical University and will recruit mild TBI (mTBI) participants who have ever been…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- TBI (NCT02134041)
- Testing
- traumatic brain injury
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Sport-related Concussion, Brain Concussion
Evaluation of a Neck Strengthening Program to Reduce the Risk of Sport-related Concussion
Evaluation of a neck strengthening program as a potential intervention to reduce the risk of sport-related concussion in youth contact and collision sport athletes.
- Conditions
- Sport-related Concussion, Brain Concussion, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT02455037
- Testing
- Neck Strengthening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Concussion, Intermediate
Unblinded Data Collection Study of Concussion Using BrainPulse
This is a prospective, non-blinded, matched control study of young athletes (ages 10-28 years old) in collegiate sports. The cohorts are defined in accordance to the athlete's exposure of injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02992795
- Testing
- BrainPulse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 353 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jan Medical, Inc.
Concussion, Mild
Australian UCSF Concussion in Athletes
Analysis of cardiac induced brain forces using cranial accelerometry has been shown to diagnose concussion in high school athletes.
- Trial name
- AUSSIE-1 (NCT05769296)
- Testing
- Headpulse measurements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Concussion, Mild
Reverse King-Devick Test and History of Multiple Concussions
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of concussion history and reading direction on baseline King- Devick Test (KDT) performance, a common component of sideline concussion assessments.
- Trial name
- NCT04560400
- Testing
- Conventional King-Devick test, Reverse King-Devick test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Concussion, Brain, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
A Highly Portable Device for Assessment of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in Deployed and Far-Forward Settings
The purpose of this study is to develop a highly portable, ruggedized diagnostic tool for concussion, EyeBOX Lens (EBLens), that can be utilized in deployed field and far-forward settings.
- Trial name
- NCT05527041
- Testing
- EyeBOX Lens (EBLens)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oculogica, Inc.
Concussion (Diagnosis), MTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
BCAAs in Concussion 3.0
This study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, therapeutic exploratory clinical trial of branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) in the treatment of concussion.
- Conditions
- Concussion (Diagnosis), MTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Brain, Concussion
- Trial name
- NCT07670195
- Testing
- BCAA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akiva Cohen
Concussion, Brain
Objective Concussion Assessment Using MRI and Metabolomics
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also referred to as concussions, affect millions of people around the world and can cause harmful long term effects.
- Trial name
- NCT05993351
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Urine and saliva samples, Questionnaires
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Concussion, Eye
The Effects of Concussion on Gait and Posture in Individuals With Peripheral Vision Loss
Changes in gait and balance often occur in individuals who have suffered a concussion. In addition, a subset of concussed individuals also experience peripheral vision loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05948501
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaylord Hospital, Inc
Concussion, Mild
Predicting Concussion Outcomes With Salivary miRNA
The purpose of this study is to identify changes in salivary ribosomal nucleic acid (RNA) expression that are predictive of symptom duration and character following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in children.
- Trial name
- NCT02901821
- Testing
- salivary RNA collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Sport-related Concussion, Brain Concussion
How do the Neck Muscles Influence Head Acceleration During Sport-associated Impact Events in High School Athletes?
Sport-related concussion is a common and serious injury that can affect athletes of all ages in any sport. The purpose of this project is to study the effect of a 12-week manual resistance neck strengthening exercise program on…
- Conditions
- Sport-related Concussion, Brain Concussion, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03883165
- Testing
- high-intensity neck strengthening, Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Evaluating Huddles as a Novel Approach to Improving Concussion Safety
Investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial assessing the effectiveness and implementations of Pre-Game Safety Huddles (Huddles) in youth soccer.
- Trial name
- NCT06864611
- Testing
- Pre-Game Safety Huddles
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Severe
Ketone Supplementation in Adolescents Post-Concussion
Adolescent brains undergo rapid and significant changes in structural architecture and functional organization during development.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Severe, Concussion, Brain, Concussive Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04079907
- Testing
- Ketone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain
Concussion Prevention in Female Soccer Athletes
The purpose of the study is to monitor longitudinal changes in brain structure and function between the preseason and postseason, in a population of soccer playing athletes wearing the Device and compared to a similar population…
- Trial name
- NCT03014492
- Testing
- Q Collar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati