Clinical trials: Concussion, Brain
Concussion, Brain
A Pragmatic Rehabilitation Intervention: The Active Rehab Study
The strategic objective of this research line is to examine improving short- and long-term outcomes for soldiers following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
- Trial name
- ARM (NCT05320822)
- Testing
- Active Rehab (Group 2), Progressive Return to Activity (Group 1)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Brain Injury Traumatic Mild, Concussion, Brain
Dual-task Assessment and Rehabilitation for Individuals With Residual Symptoms After mTBI
This research aims to develop an intervention that combines mTBI-specific motor and cognitive challenges into a progressive and challenging rehabilitation program.
- Trial name
- NCT03478059
- Testing
- Cognitive and Motor Dual-task Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allina Health System
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Acute Brain Injury
Aerobic Exercise for Concussion
The use of aerobic exercise treatment in the chronic phase of concussion recovery is well-described in the literature but there are limited existing data on the effect of exercise treatment in the acute phase after sport-related…
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Acute Brain Injury, Brain Concussion
- Trial name
- NCT02959216
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Stretching Exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Internet Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Persons With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: Individuals with neurological conditions (stemming from brain injury or stroke) can experience high levels of emotional distress leading to decreased quality of life and increased health care costs.
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04561011
- Testing
- Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(ICBT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Concussion (Diagnosis)
Sports-related Concussion: Physiological, Biomechanical and Cognitive Methodology
The study aims to investigate the changes in physiological, biomechanical and cognitive performance under a traumatic sport-event (i.e., rugby match).
- Trial name
- NCT04841876
- Testing
- rugby matches
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Enhancing Brain Training With Virtual Reality
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of brain training in a Virtual Reality set up in neurotypical populations as well as in the traumatic brain injury population.
- Trial name
- NCT03582579
- Testing
- Training in Virtual Reality, Training on a computer screen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Brain Injuries
Identifying Biomarkers That Distinguish PTSD and mTBI Using Advanced Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
The purpose of this study is to develop a new test to help diagnose mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in soldiers.
- Trial name
- NCT02927288
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Concussion, Brain, Concussion; Eye
Is Y-Balance Test Predictive of Concussion
The Y Balance Test for the lower quarter (YBT-LQ) is a movement screen used to assess an athlete's risk for injury. The YBT-LQ is a dynamic balance test where the participant stands on a single leg and with the opposite lower…
- Trial name
- NCT05344703
- Testing
- Y Balance Plus Visual Perturbations, Y balance
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Post Concussive Symptoms
Chasing Biomarkers in Post-concussion Syndrome
The goal of this study was to investigate the biomarkers, neurofilament light chain, inflammatory markers, calcitonin-gene-related peptide, and metabolites from the kynurenine pathway in patients with severe post-concussive…
- Trial name
- NCT05812742
- Testing
- Early intervention programme, Enhanced usual care
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
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.
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
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
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
Cerebral Concussion, Brain Injuries
The Effects of Head Trauma on Collegiate Athletes
Recently, researchers and clinicians have examined many different forms of concussion testing aimed to assess if a brain injury has occurred and to what degree it affects the individual being tested.
- Trial name
- NCT02354469
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 437 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
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
Concussion, Mild
The Combined Effect of Chronic Cannabis Use and Subconcussive Head Impacts on Brain Health
The purpose of this pilot study is to better understand the effects of chronic cannabis (THC) use on the neural responses to subconcussive head impacts, as a form of repetitive soccer headings.
- Trial name
- NCT04641832
- Testing
- Soccer heading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Biochemical Diagnostics of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Concussion in Children and Adolescents
The study will enroll children and adolescents (0 - 17 years) suspected of having concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT04288167
- Testing
- Sample collection
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicortex Finland Oy
Concussion
Pathology in the Brain After mTBI - A Multimodal MRI Study
The purpose is to use Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging (DKI), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and resting state functional MRI to examine tissue damage in the brains of people who have had a concussion, both acute and 3 months after the…
- Trial name
- NCT01936792
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Dizziness, Brain Injury
Vestibular Consequences of Blast-related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of mild traumatic brain injury and blast exposure on the inner ear balance and central nervous systems.
- Trial name
- NCT01021137
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Passive Neurosensory Reintegration Training as a Tool to Augment Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) poses a substantial clinical and public health burden, often leading to persistent neurosensory and cognitive symptoms for which diagnostic and therapeutic solutions remain limited.
- Trial name
- PNRT for mTBI (NCT07356167)
- Testing
- Passive neurosensory reintegration training (PNRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami