Clinical trials: Cerebral Concussion
MTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild
Evaluation of Helmet Technology and Head Impact Exposure
The purpose of the study is to monitor longitudinal changes in brain structure and function between the preseason and postseason, in a population of football playing athletes grouped by helmet make and model.
- Trial name
- NCT03883451
- Testing
- Helmet Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
MTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild
Controlled DTI Evaluations in High School Football and Female Soccer to Evaluate Efficacy of Jugular Compression Collar
The purpose of the study is to monitor longitudinal changes in brain structure between the preseason and postseason, in a population of football and soccer playing athletes wearing the Device and compared to a similar population…
- Trial name
- NCT04068883
- Testing
- Q collar
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Brain Concussion, Brain Injuries
Screening Brain MRI in High School Football: Does the Guardian Cap Reduce the Risk of Traumatic Brain Injury
Screening Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with Fluid-attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) and Susceptibility Weighted Imaging (SWI) sequences will be performed pre and post season on high school football players.
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Brain Injuries, Diffuse Axonal Injury, Athletic Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02757053
- Testing
- Guardian Cap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mosaic Life Care
Sports-related Concussion
The Impact of Riboflavin on Sports-related Concussion
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of riboflavin to decrease the duration of time for a student-athlete to return to participation in sports after a sports related concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT02772237
- Testing
- Riboflavin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Brain Concussion, mTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Screening Instruments for Measuring Visual Symptoms in Victims of Concussion
Visual dysfunction after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is common but often remain undiscovered during longer periods of time. No valid, reliable and easy-to-use screening instrument for uncovering visual dysfunction exists.
- Trial name
- VisCom (NCT05862571)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
Advanced MRI Applications for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
This feasibility study is being conducted to determine potential associations between a broad range of clinical neurological symptoms and magnetic resonance images (MRI), data, and clinical findings involved in mild traumatic…
- Trial name
- TBI (NCT02070588)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Concussion, Mild
Australian University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Concussion in Athletes (AUSSIE-2)
Analysis of cardiac induced brain forces using cranial accelerometry has been shown to diagnose concussion in high school athletes.
- Trial name
- AUSSIE-2 (NCT05771051)
- Testing
- Headpulse measurements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Brain Health Retired Elite Athletes
Long-term Brain Health of Retired Professional Rugby Players, With a History of Concussion/Head Impact Exposure
There has been significant recent interest on the issue of brain health in athletes. Participation in sports is generally viewed as extremely positive.
- Trial name
- NCT03544346
- Testing
- Exploratory brain and general health assessment
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College
Cerebral Concussion
Concussion in French Amateur Rugby : Survey About the Management and Knowledge of Players
Rugby is a popular contact sport in France the majority of whom are amateur players. Concussion is one of the main risks given its potential severity and frequency (between 2.78 and 10 per 1,000 player hours).
- Trial name
- RUGBY-COM (NCT04760834)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
A Prospective Study of Brain Network Activation (BNA) Changes in High School Athletes Following Concussion
The main purpose of this study is to prospectively examine changes in Brain Network Activation(BNA)following concussion in high school athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT01673464
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ElMindA Ltd
Traumatic Brain Injury
Comparison of Brain Network Activation (BNA™) Analysis, Clinical Symptoms and Neuro-cognitive Performance in Concussed Children and Young Adults
The use of Event Related Potentials (ERP) and neurocognitive performance in patients following concussion has been examined previously in small cohorts and relatively long after concussion occurred.
- Trial name
- NCT01532271
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ElMindA Ltd
Concussion
Driving Performance of Teenage Patients With mTBI: a Longitudinal Assessment
This study will synthesize a behavioral profile of impaired driving performance for teenage patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), or concussion, from one week post-concussion to six weeks post-concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT02278029
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Eye-tracking
EYE-TRAC Advance: Technology Verification (ETA-TV) Cohort 1
This study will assess the effects of exercise and non-concussive bodily contact on eye-tracking scores collected by the EYE-SYNC eye-tracking device.
- Trial name
- ETA-TV (NCT02844543)
- Testing
- EYE-SYNC eye-tracking device, SCAT-3, Desktop Eye-Tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Vestibular Disorder
Vestibular Treatment in Adolescents Following Sport Related Concussion
Each year, nearly 2 million children and adolescents have a sport-related concussion (SRC) in the U.S., but 57% of them do not receive appropriate clinical care following their injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03555370
- Testing
- Vestibular Exercise Intervention, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Concussion
Vitamin Therapy in Concussion Management: A Randomized Control Trial
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of vitamin therapy in concussion when compared to placebo with respect to multiple endpoints including symptom severity, cognitive performance on computer based…
- Trial name
- NCT02382679
- Testing
- Experimental: Vitamin Mixture
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Normative, Concussed
Investigator Initiated Protocol for the: Evaluation of the Effectiveness and Clinical Utility of Brain Network Activation (BNA™) Technology in the Management of Sport Related Concussion and the Establishment of Normative Data in Youth and Adolescents Athletes
This study's objectives are: To prospectively examine changes in brain network activation (BNA™) from baseline to recovery (i.e., return to activity) in youth and adolescent athletes with concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT02105935
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ElMindA Ltd
Sports Injuries, Concussion, Brain
AIM CONTROL and SWECON - Handball The SWEdish CONcussion Study in Elite Handball
Handball is reported to be top 5 in Europe when it comes to sports injuries. There are few studies based on player reported data, and earlier Swedish data is mainly based on data from Insurance ´companies and mostly acute…
- Conditions
- Sports Injuries, Concussion, Brain, Exposure, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT04109677
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Head Trauma, Cognitive Manifestations
Prevention of Head Impacts in Football: The HuTT Technique
The purpose of the study is to determine the effectiveness of the helmet-less tackling training (the HuTT Technique) intervention to reduce head impacts in high school football players and to gain an understanding of the…
- Trial name
- HuTT (NCT02519478)
- Testing
- Helmetless Tackling Training (HuTT)
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Hampshire
Sport-related Concussion
Sub-acute Exercise Following Sport-Related Concussion
Determine the safety and efficacy of sub-maximal aerobic exercise during the subacute phase of recovery following sport-related concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT03575455
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Concussion, Mild
Sex and Age Ultrasound Response to Differential Jugular Vein Pressure
Clinical trials have suggested that this device is effective in mitigating changes in brain structure and function in athlete populations.
- Trial name
- NCT03017937
- Testing
- Q-collar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati