Clinical trials: Brain Concussion
Concussion, Brain, Musculoskeletal Pain
The Impact of Eye and Body Training on the Injury Rate of Concussions in Female Soccer Players
The research project aims to find out how special training influences the frequency and severity of injuries among female footballers in the top Swiss league.
- Trial name
- NCT06473883
- Testing
- Training recommendation
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BrainCare Medical Group
Concussion Mild, Concussion, Brain
Sport-Related Concussion Recovery in Athletes
The goal of this study is to enhance the accuracy and sensitivity of concussion evaluation by integrating traditional assessment tools with emerging neuroimaging technologies, such as Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy…
- Trial name
- NCT06852300
- Testing
- Concussion Assessment Battery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Arkansas
mTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
MindRhythm Detection of Concussion and Recovery Study
This study is designed to observe HeadPulse data in concussed subjects that may have experienced a concussion via an injury down to the age of 4.
- Trial name
- DISCOVERY (NCT07190963)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MindRhythm, Inc.
Head Injury, Concussion
Video Review of the Frequency and Assessment of Head Impacts During the FIFA World Cup 2022TM
This is an exploratory observational study. Broadcasted video footage is used to review all head impacts during all 64 matches in the football tournament.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Concussion, Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05629169
- Testing
- No intervention applied - observational study only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federation Internationale de Football Association
Concussion, Mild, Diagnoses, Syndromes, and Conditions
Diagnosis of Sport-related Concussion Using Urine Metabolites
Millions of sport related concussions (SRC) occur yearly in the United States, and current diagnosis of concussion is based upon largely subjective clinical evaluations.
- Trial name
- NCT03653195
- Testing
- urine metabolomics
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Concussion
Innovative Concussion Prevention Device
Significant morbidity, mortality, and related costs are caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI). A simple, effective, and lightweight device worn by athletes or war fighters in the field, designed to mitigate TBI resulting from…
- Trial name
- NCT02901028
- Testing
- Laboratory testing, Blood and Urine Draws
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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, Brain, Dynamic Vision Tests
A Comparison of Dynamic Vision Between College Athletes & Controls
The purpose of this study is to establish baseline reference values for tests of static and dynamic visual acuity and gaze stabilization in collegiate athletes and non-athletes, and to determine if there are differences in vision…
- Trial name
- NCT05819489
- Testing
- Dynamic Vision Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California State University, Northridge
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
mTBI Identification and Monitoring Through Retinal Scanning
Rebion has developed a device, the Rebion trauma tool (referred to as the head and intraocular trauma tool, or "HITT"), that detects ocular fixation and alignment using a binocular retinal scan.
- Trial name
- NCT06142435
- Testing
- Head and Intraocular Trauma Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rebiscan, Inc.
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
Low-level Blast Exposure
Blast Overpressure Longitudinal Study
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the impact of low-level blast exposure in U.S. Special Operations Forces personnel.
- Trial name
- BLES (NCT07606651)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Traumatic Brain Injury
University of Pittsburgh Brain Health Initiative
This project will define the prevalence of brain health (i.e., normal cognitive, neuromotor, behavioral function) in living professional football retirees and group-matched controls through a comprehensive assessment of clinical…
- Trial name
- BHI (NCT04708613)
- Testing
- Cognitive/Neuropsychological Testing, Vestibular/Ocular-Motor Testing, Sleep Evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Vascular System Injuries, Concussion, Brain
Sildenafil Treatment for Mild TBI
About 300,000 people are hospitalized for traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. After TBI, secondary brain injury escalates due in part to heightened levels of oxidant injury, inflammation, and vascular injury.
- Conditions
- Vascular System Injuries, Concussion, Brain, Post-Concussion Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03598140
- Testing
- Sildenafil Citrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Epilepsy, Functional Neurological Disorder
EXercise-induced PhysioLogical Adaptations In Neurological Disorders
The goal of this study is to investigate how a one-time exercise session influences different parameters of brain function in people with neurological diseases compared to healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Functional Neurological Disorder, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- EXPLAIN (NCT07883720)
- Testing
- Acute Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury
Evaluation of Mild TBI in Collegiate Athletes
The purpose of this study is to evaluate blood-based biomarkers before and after sports-induced concussion using neuroimaging and head impact sensor technology.
- Trial name
- AWARE (NCT02189525)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Banyan Biomarkers, Inc
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Traumatic Brain Injury
Rural Veterans With Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) And Comorbid Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Feasibility Study
This study is being conducted to understand whether training in tasks that require perceiving and thinking about things, or cognition, can improve memory in veterans who have been exposed to a blast explosion and have TBI and…
- Trial name
- NCT01278316
- Testing
- Control, Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Concussion, Mild, Neurocognitive Dysfunction
Biomarker Levels as A Predictor of Concussion Severity OUTcomes (BlacOut)
The overall research aim of this pilot study is to determine if the structural brain protein calpain-cleaved αII-spectrin N-terminal fragment (SNTF) can be used as a blood biomarker to accurately identify patients who will have…
- Trial name
- BlacOut (NCT02992327)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury
Concussion Device Audiological Measures
Significant morbidity, mortality, and related costs are caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI). A simple, effective, and lightweight device worn by athletes or war fighters in the field, designed to mitigate TBI resulting from…
- Trial name
- NCT02262507
- Testing
- Device Wearing
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Concussion, Brain, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The Effects of Environmental Distractions on SCAT6 Outcomes
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of visual and auditory distractions on SCAT5 scores. The study is designed to identify the effects of about 80 participants completing the SCAT5 in college-aged athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT05886400
- Testing
- SCAT6, Visual/ Auditory Distraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-concussive Symptoms
MEG and DTI of Neural Function and Connectivity in Traumatic Brain Injury
The overall hypothesis is that the long-term cognitive and behavioral sequelae of traumatic brain injury (TBI) are due to selective disruption of the long association white matter tracts of the cerebral hemispheres, with…
- Trial name
- Dana-REAC (NCT01298557)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco