Clinical trials: Concussion
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Elucidate the Mechanisms, Development and Effectiveness of Balance Control and Gait Strategy After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Develop Innovative Design of Computerized Dual-task Balance Module
The purpose of this study is to innovatively design and develop computerized dual-task balance training modules and home modules, and conduct proactive clinical verification to focus on the effectiveness of balance control and…
- Trial name
- NCT05638659
- Testing
- Computerized dual-task balance and home program, Medical consultation and traditional balance training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
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, 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
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
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Intermediate
Biomarkers in Concussion
This will be an observational study measuring serum Neurofilament Light Chain concentrations and associated symptoms, with a control branch, and a post-concussion branch.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Intermediate, Concussion, Severe
- Trial name
- NCT05943561
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Traumatic Brain Injury
Longitudinal Study of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in (University of Florida) UF Athletes
To identify the changes in the brain following repeated sports-related concussion in men's football, women's soccer, and women's lacrosse college athletes by reviewing the findings of MRI studies that look at the structure of the…
- Trial name
- GATOR TBI (NCT01890304)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Post-Traumatic Headache, Concussion, Mild
Clinical Characteristics and Pathophysiology of Post-Traumatic Headache
To better understand the clinical characteristics and complex pathophysiological events that constitute persistent post-traumatic headache (PPTH) and to identify possible calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) hypersensitivity in…
- Trial name
- NCT03791515
- Testing
- Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Headache Center
Children, Only, Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurophysiological Measurements Using the NeuroCatch™ Platform in Pediatric Concussion
EEG signals have been collected and studied since the early 1990's as a way of assessing brain function at a gross level. As early as the 1930's a derivative of the raw EEG signal - event-related potentials (ERPs) - have been…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- NCT03889483
- Testing
- NeuroCatch™ Platform
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Michael Esser
Concussion, Mild
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Injury Risk Biomechanics
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (theta burst stimulation) on movement biomechanics (jump landing) among individuals with and without a concussion history.
- Trial name
- NCT06093295
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (Theta Burst Stimulation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Brain Concussion
Effects of Neuromuscular Training on EEG Adaptations in Young Athletes
The purpose of the current project is to determine the effects of augmented neuromuscular training on brain neuroplasticity. Specifically we aim to evaluate the potential of augmented NMT (aNMT) to alter brain neural performance…
- Trial name
- NCT03913975
- Testing
- Neuromuscular training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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
Healthy Athlete
Movement Assessment for Concussion Management
Previous work in the area of concussion management has focused heavily on neuro-cognitive testing. In addition to routine neuro-cognitive testing through Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT),this…
- Trial name
- NCT02776904
- Testing
- Immediate Post-concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing, Gait with single and dual task, Y-Balance test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 327 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Sports-related Concussion
Impact of Sports-related Concussions on the Attention and Executive Skills of Adolescents and Young Adults: Links With Subjective Symptoms and Recovery
Concussion in sports ("Sports-Related Concussion" or "SRC") are a public health issue. The management of these injuries is evolving rapidly and decisions to return to play are based on clinical judgment.
- Trial name
- EXAECOS (NCT03914833)
- Testing
- Inclusion Questionnaires, Questionnaires at inclusion, M1 and M3
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Healthy, Concussion (Diagnosis)
Reliability of the SOT Over Clinical Administration Time Intervals of Concussion Assessment
The goal of this study has two parts. First, it examines whether performing multiple Sensory Organization Tests (SOT) on the SMART Balance Master, using two different testing orders, leads to different levels of practice…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Concussion (Diagnosis), Balance Assessment
- Trial name
- NCT07024368
- Testing
- Reliability of the Sensory Organization Test on the SMART Balance Master across multiple administrations
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hyung Rock Lee
Pain
Hypertonic Saline as Therapy for Pediatric Concussion
This single center, blinded, randomized controlled trial evaluated the use of hypertonic saline versus normal saline as therapy for the symptoms of pediatric concussion post head injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01612494
- Testing
- Hypertonic Saline, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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.
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
Traumatic Brain Injury
The RETINA Project: Reliable Eye Tracking in Neurocognitive Assessment of Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate eye-tracking measures that can be used to evaluate neurocognitive dysfunction among individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- RETINA (NCT01552577)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide Prevention
Crisis Response Planning in Military Personnel With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The study purpose is to test the effect of Crisis Response Planning (CRP) when used as the second method of suicide prevention in military service members who are at risk for suicide due to mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide Prevention, Suicide Risk | Patient, Suicide Risk
- Trial name
- NCT07327567
- Testing
- Crisis Response Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms
Effects of Bright Light Therapy in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) or "concussions" are an increasingly prevalent injury in our society. Patients with post-concussion syndrome have been shown to have deficits on tests of short term memory, divided attention…
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms, Sleep Problems
- Trial name
- NCT01747811
- Testing
- wavelength-1 bright light, wavelength-2 bright light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona