Quantification of Balance in Acutely Concussed Athletes

NCT01661075 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 7419_2
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot project is to determine whether using inertial sensors placed on the waist during routine clinical balance testing (i.e. Balance Error Scoring System) (BESS), will be a more immediate, objective, reliable and sensitive way to measure and quantify balance deficits in individuals with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). The investigators are also trying to observe if the sensors can be used to detect balance recovery after a mTBI. The investigators hypothesis is that collegiate atheltes with mTBI injury will have different recovery periods between their cognitive testing(IMPACT) and their balance measures.

Conditions

mTBI; Concussion; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Keywords

mTBI; concussion; mild traumatic brain injury; athlete; college; football; soccer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Instrumented Modified Balance Error Scoring System

  2 months

Study Arms (2)

mTBI

These individuals will have had an mTBI during their respective collegiate athletic season.

healthy controls

Recruitment of healthy controls who have not suffered an mTBI for balancing testing.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 30 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Collegiate atheltes

You may qualify if:

• Collegiate athlete

You may not qualify if:

• Not a current collegiate athlete,
• recent orthopedic surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Oregon Health and Science University: lead
• National Center for Research Resources (NCRR): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Oregon Health and Science University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Brain Concussion

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Brain Injuries; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Head Injuries, Closed; Wounds and Injuries; Wounds, Nonpenetrating

Study Officials

• Laurie A King, PhD

  Oregon Health and Science University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Profressor of Neurology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 7, 2012
• First Posted: August 9, 2012
• Study Start: August 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2016
• Study Completion: September 28, 2017
• Last Updated: October 9, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-10

Locations

US (1)