Clinical trials: Concussion
Brain Injuries, Brain Concussion
Measuring Head Impacts in Sports
Head impacts in sports can lead to brain injury even when the participant is wearing a helmet. The forces that contribute to brain injury from sports-related head impacts are not well understood.
- Trial name
- NCT00060827
- Testing
- Head Impact Recording Technology (HIRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Concussion Post Syndrome, Headaches Posttraumatic
Pediatric Concussion Outcomes
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial in which subjects with a post concussive headache meeting inclusion criterion will be assigned to one of two treatment groups: placebo or nortriptyline.
- Conditions
- Concussion Post Syndrome, Headaches Posttraumatic, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- PeCon (NCT04226365)
- Testing
- Nortriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital
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
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for mTBI
mTBI is a leading cause of sustained physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral deficits in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans and the general public.
- Trial name
- TESmTBI (NCT03244475)
- Testing
- TES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Musculoskeletal Injury
Post-Concussion Musculoskeletal Injury Risks
Musculoskeletal injuries (MSKI) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are the signature injuries of the ongoing military conflicts. MSKI affect 800,000 Service Members annually and TBI have impacted more than 350,000 in the past 19…
- Trial name
- NCT05122728
- Testing
- Post-Concussion Neuromuscular Function and Musculoskeletal Injury Risk Assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
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
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Rehabilitation in Post Concussion Syndrome
This project evaluates and quantifies the effects of an individually tailored exercise program applied to patients with long-lasting symptoms after concussion, minor traumatic brain injury, so-called Post-Concussion Syndrome…
- Trial name
- REPCon (NCT05785000)
- Testing
- Physical exercise programme as an add-on, Control patients receiving usual care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
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
Post Concussive Syndrome
An fMRI Study of Attention and Effort After Concussion
Approximately 1.1 million people a year suffer a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), or concussion, in the United States. Although most MTBI patients fully recover, as many as 28% have physical, cognitive, and/or emotional…
- Trial name
- NCT00653029
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Concussion Post Syndrome
A Cohort Study Evaluating the Efficacy of PO Magnesium in the Treatment of Acute Traumatic Brain Injury in Adolescents
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of magnesium in symptomatic reduction of mild traumatic brain injury in the adolescent population in the acute setting of injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03475693
- Testing
- Magnesium Oxide, Acetaminophen, Zofran ODT 4 MG Disintegrating Oral Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health South
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Injury Traumatic Mild
Usability and Tolerability of Novel Protection Device Against Potential Brain Injury During Competitive Sport
The purpose of the study is to assess the usability and tolerability of this jugular vein compression device in a population of helmeted and non-helmeted competitive high school, collegiate and professional athletes in the sports…
- Trial name
- NCT03318822
- Testing
- Q-Collar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Concussion
Q-collar and Brain Injury Biomarkers
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
- NCT02271451
- Testing
- Q collar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports Injury
Blood-based Biomarkers for the Prognosis of Sports Related Concussion
The diagnosis of sports related concussion still relies heavily on a subjective assessment. In this study the investigators want to assess the prognostic value of blood-based biomarkers with recovery from concussive episodes over…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports Injury, Concussion, Mild
- Trial name
- NCT04485494
- Testing
- Biochemical Analysis of Blood Biomarkers
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Limerick
Concussion, Mild, Autonomic Nervous System
Acute Nerve Stimulation For Enhancing Human and Cognitive Performance
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a wearable device's effect on performance in tactical populations with a history of concussion.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Autonomic Nervous System, Cognitive
- Trial name
- NCT05675956
- Testing
- Experimental group with 100% intensity setting on Apollo Neuro device, Active Comparator group with 10% intensity setting on the Apollo Neuro device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Concussion, Brain
Comparison of Concussion Education Programs
Importance: Concussion underreporting leads to delays in diagnosis and treatment, resulting in prolonged recovery. Athletes' report of concussion symptoms is therefore an important component of risk reduction.
- Trial name
- NCT04492696
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Implementation of an Evidence-Based Educational Resource for Children With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The goal of this prospective, observational study is to (1) collaborate with our stakeholders to identify essential mTBI-information from existing evidence-based materials to develop a Post-mTBI Educational Resource for children…
- Trial name
- POCKIT (NCT07414303)
- Testing
- Post-mTBI Educational Resource
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
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
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
Concussion, Brain
Comparing and Interactive Concussion Education Platform to Current Education Standards
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a theory- driven education platform to improve concussion-related norms and perceptions in an effort to improve student-athletes concussion-related…
- Trial name
- NCT04122274
- Testing
- NCAA education sheet, Decision-based interactive concussive education platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Interhemispheric Anterior Delta Desynchronization in Children Who Present to the Emergency Department With Acute Concussion: A Proof of Concept Study
Approximately 150,000 children present each year to emergency departments (EDs) in the US with concussion and many more are treated by primary care physician, or outpatient specialists.
- Trial name
- NCT02916108
- Testing
- Reading EEG
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus