Clinical trials: Sport-Related Concussion
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
Mild Concussion, Brain Concussion
High Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Sport Related Concussions
Concussions are defined as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces. Currently the standard of care in the treatment for concussions is cognitive and physical rest until…
- Conditions
- Mild Concussion, Brain Concussion, Cerebral Concussion
- Trial name
- NCT01814527
- Testing
- Docosahexaenoic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Concussion Post Syndrome, Concussion
Effect of Vestibular Rehabilitation on Gait, Balance, and Coordination in Post Concussion Combat Athletes
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of vestibular rehabilitation in improving gait and balance among post-concussion combat athletes aged 18-25 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07717528
- Testing
- Vestibular Rehabilitation Program, Conventional Post-Concussion Rehabilitation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Minor Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Brain Network Activation (BNA™) Technology in the Management of Sport Related Concussion
Currently, there is no direct, reliable, bed-side, and non-invasive method for assessing changes in brain activity associated with concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT01759173
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ElMindA Ltd
Concussion, Brain
Investigation of Neurocognitive Measures of Sport-Related Injury
The overall objective is to provide an onsite diagnosis with subsequent return to play criteria, as well as, lower the risk of traumatic brain injury by primary prevention through cervical spine neuromuscular control and vision…
- Trial name
- NCT03414242
- Testing
- Cervical spine musculature
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Brain Injury, Concussion
Sub-Threshold Exercise Treatment for Adolescents With Sports Related Concussion
Adolescents with concussion will be randomly assigned to a treatment group where they will receive sub-threshold exercise, or assigned to a placebo group where they will receive structured stretching exercises.
- Trial name
- NCT02710123
- Testing
- Sub-Threshold exercise prescription, Structured stretching prescription
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Concussion
Cervicovestibular Physiotherapy and Aerobic Exercise in Concussion
Sport concussions are among the most commonly occurring injuries in sport and recreation and pose significant public health implications for Canadians.
- Trial name
- NCT02988323
- Testing
- Cervicovestibular Physio (CV PT), Low-Level Aerobic Exercise (LLAE), Combination (LLAE and CV PT)
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Concussion, Mild
Validation of Brain Function Assessment Algorithm for mTBI/Concussion in College Athletes
This study is Part 1 of data collection from 18-25 years old subject population for validation of previously derived algorithms.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Severe
- Trial name
- CASVAL (NCT02957461)
- Testing
- BrainScope Ahead 200iD
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- BrainScope Company, Inc.
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
Sports-related Concussion
Assessing the Effects of Photobiomodulation on Clinical Recovery From Concussion in Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to compare effects of Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMt) to standard of care in adolescent athletes at risk for delayed recovery from subacute sports concussion, to substantiate the impact of subacute…
- Trial name
- NCT06239818
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMt), Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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
Sport-related Concussion
Concussion Screen Use Recovery Time
A two-year parallel randomized clinical trial study to examine the effect of screen time (ST) restriction, exercise alone, and combined ST-restricted-exercise when compared to stretching only (control group) on sports related…
- Trial name
- NCT05373992
- Testing
- Screen Time Restriction (ST-Restricted), Aerobic Exercise (AE), Screen-time restricted plus aerobic exercise (STR+AE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Health
Sports-related Concussions, Selective Head-neck Cooling, Return to Play
Medical Cooling of Ice Hockey Players
The incidence of Sports-related concussions (SRCs) has risen in recent years, not least in ice hockey, and available treatment options are limited.
- Trial name
- NCT04701125
- Testing
- selective head-neck cooling using PolarCap system
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Concussion, Brain
Role of Rehabilitation in Concussion Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Approximately 420 professional and amateur athletes will participate in rehabilitation during recovery after sports-related concussion. Participants will be cluster randomized, by study site, to a specific study arm.
- Trial name
- NCT02988596
- Testing
- Multidimensional Active Rehabilitation, Enhanced Graded Exertion
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Concussion, Mild, Sport Injury
A Comparison Between Cardiovascular Exercise Modes Following Sport Related Concussion
Primary Aim: Compare physiological (e.g., heart rate) and clinical responses (e.g., symptom provocation) of adolescent and adult athletes (14-35 years of age) completing either a structured treadmill running or a dynamic aerobic…
- Trial name
- NCT04586179
- Testing
- Aerobic (treadmill) Exercise, Dynamic (Agility) Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Healthy, Minor Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
An Investigator Initiated Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Brain Network Activation (BNA™) Technology in the Management of Sport Related Concussion
Currently, there is no direct, reliable, bed-side, and non-invasive method for assessing changes in brain activity associated with concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT01963247
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ElMindA Ltd
Sports-related Concussion
Harmonization and Implementation of Sports-related Concussion Guidelines in European Football for Youth - the Erasmus + Project
This study addresses the evident gap in SRC awareness and reporting, especially at the grassroots level, by harmonizing concussion management practices across Europe and observing its impact on stakeholders' (coaches, parents…
- Trial name
- REFORM (NCT07128706)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Sports Related Concussion
The Impact of Riboflavin on the Severity and Duration of 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
- NCT02235337
- Testing
- Riboflavin 400mg daily
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Concussion, Brain
Objective Concussion Assessment Using MRI and Metabolomics
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also referred to as concussions, affect millions of people around the world and can cause harmful long term effects.
- Trial name
- NCT05993351
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Urine and saliva samples, Questionnaires
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Concussion, Mild
Objective Brain Function Assessment of mTBI/Concussion
This study (Part 3) is designed to build a database including EEG, neurocognitive performance, clinical symptoms, history and other relevant data, which will be used to derive a multimodal EEG based algorithm for the…
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Intermediate, Concussion, Severe
- Trial name
- CAS13-25 (NCT03963804)
- Testing
- BrainScope Ahead 300iP
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BrainScope Company, Inc.