Clinical trials: Postconcussion Syndrome
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
Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Post-concussion Headaches
This study aims to examine the long-term effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, on chronic headaches following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Headache, Post-Concussion Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06112093
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Post Concussive Syndrome, Chronic
Eye-Tracking Rapid Attention Computation
The purpose of this study is to validate and refine a diagnostic device that can detect attention and memory deficits that result from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
- Trial name
- Eye-TRAC (NCT00743821)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 426 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Trauma Foundation
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Cerebellar TDCS for SRPCS Treatment
This study is investigating the immediate and long-term effects of bilateral cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation on cognition, balance, and symptom severity in people with sports-related post-concussion syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04760899
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Concussion Syndrome
Non-invasive Stimulation of the Glymphatic System for Slowing Cognitive Decline
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate that mild stimulation of a nerve (trigeminal nerve) in the head can modulate blood flow in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT07044596
- Testing
- Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), V1 stimulation electrodes, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brain Concussion, Post-Concussion Syndrome
Investigating Novel Treatments for Concussion: Impact of Compression Vest on Rehabilitation Outcomes
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of a weighted compression vest in addition to usual medical care and exercise rehabilitation on cardiovascular, neurocognitive, balance and anxiety measures in…
- Trial name
- NCT02362347
- Testing
- London Health Sciences Centre - Compression Vest, exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Post-Concussion Syndrome, Sleep Disorder
Improvement in Sleep Symptomatology and Neurocognitive Function Using Photobiomodulation in Post-Concussion Patients
The emphasis on this study is to review the use of PBMT as a potential treatment modality to improve both sleep symptoms and consequent neuropsychological functions affected by sleep disturbances in a cohort of post-mTBI patients…
- Trial name
- NCT05072743
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Zitney
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
Brain Concussion, Post-Concussion Syndrome
Investigating the Physiological, Cognitive, and Psychological Effects of a Cognitive-Based Intervention
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for targeting chronic physiological underarousal and post-concussive symptoms following a mild head injury (MHI), as…
- Trial name
- IPCPE-Mind (NCT02906449)
- Testing
- Meditation Technique
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brock University
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Move&Connect: A Program for Youth With Concussion and Their Caregivers.
Move\&Connect is an interdisciplinary group-based program co-designed with youth and caregivers that provides skills training, mental health support, and psychoeducation to caregivers and combines these tenets with active…
- Trial name
- NCT05631301
- Testing
- Exercise Circuits, Goal Setting, Psychoeducation-Youth
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Post-concussion Syndrome, Post-concussive Symptoms
PLAY GAME: Post-concussion Syndrome in Youth - Assessing the GABAergic Effects of Melatonin
PURPOSE: The long-term goal of this line of research is to develop rational, biologically based evidence for the treatment of post-concussion syndrome (PCS) in children.
- Conditions
- Post-concussion Syndrome, Post-concussive Symptoms, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion
- Trial name
- PLAYGAME (NCT01874847)
- Testing
- Melatonin, Sugar pill
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Brain Concussion, Reflex, Pupillary
Utility of Pupillary Metrics in Diagnosis and Management of Concussion in Children
The purpose of this study is to gather information and compare the potential use of pupillometry to identify concussions and post concussive syndrome with standard age appropriate assessments.
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Reflex, Pupillary, Post-Concussion Syndrome, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT04540445
- Testing
- Pupillary Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Orange County
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Concussion Syndrome
"Interactive Metronome Technology for Blast-Related Traumatic Brain Injury"
The purpose of this research is to see whether adding a new therapy helps people with brain injury focus better and think more clearly.
- Trial name
- NCT01248390
- Testing
- Interactive metronome
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center
Persistent Post-Concussive Syndrome
Evaluation of a Physical Intervention for Persistent Post-Concussive Symptoms
A concussion occurs when a person receives an impact to the head. The most common persistent symptoms that generate from a concussion are headaches, depression, lack of balance and dizziness.
- Trial name
- NCT03357042
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise and balance retraining, Standard of care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lakehead University
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
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Craniosacral Therapy for Concussion Symptoms
This study investigated the utilization of CranioSacral Therapy (CST) in patients with Post-Concussion Syndrome (PCS) and capture patient-reported perceptions of their lived experiences of treatment effect upon their symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04820192
- Testing
- Craniosacral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Special Therapies, Inc.
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Traumatic Brain Injury
Charactertizing Growth Hormone Deficiency in Traumatic Brain Injury
The goal of this observational study is to characterize the impact of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) on quality of life, symptom burden, and sleep in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI), and to evaluate whether these…
- Trial name
- NCT07795736
- Testing
- Not applicable (observational study)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
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