Recent Experiences With Concussions

NCT02626650 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: HS15-334
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

College athletes will be recruited to complete a voluntary online survey that will take approximately 10 minutes. In this survey, they will answer a series of questions related to the concussion symptoms they have experienced in their recent sports season, their opinions related to concussions and concussion treatment, and demographics.

Conditions

Concussion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of symptoms

  Participants are asked to indicate how many symptoms were experienced during their most recent sports season.

  Through survey completion, an average of 12 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Perceived risk of concussions

  Through survey completion, an average of 12 minutes

• Concern about concussions

  Through survey completion, an average of 12 minutes

• Concern about concussions for health

  Through survey completion, an average of 12 minutes

• Beliefs about responses to concussions

  Through survey completion, an average of 12 minutes

• Estimated number of concussions

  Through survey completion, an average of 12 minutes

Study Arms (4)

Check symptoms one has experienced

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This is the baseline condition. When asked to indicate concussion symptoms (or most other kinds of symptoms for medical conditions), people usually place a check mark next to each symptom they have experienced.

Other: Symptom elicitiation

Check symptoms one has not experienced

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants place a check mark next to each symptom they have NOT experienced in the most recent sports season.

Other: Symptom elicitiation

Uncheck symptoms one has experienced

EXPERIMENTAL

To begin, all symptoms will be automatically checked. Participants are told to remove a check mark from each symptom they have experienced in the most recent sports season.

Other: Symptom elicitiation

Uncheck symptoms one has not experienced.

EXPERIMENTAL

To begin, all symptoms will be automatically checked. Participants are told to remove a check mark from each symptom they have NOT experienced in the most recent sports season.

Other: Symptom elicitiation

Interventions

Symptom elicitiation OTHER

Survey procedure, people check or uncheck symptoms they have or haven't experienced. We randomly assign participants to only one of these symptom elicitation procedures.

Check symptoms one has experienced; Check symptoms one has not experienced; Uncheck symptoms one has experienced; Uncheck symptoms one has not experienced.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Collegiate athlete (identified by staff at each cooperating institution)

You may not qualify if:

• Under age of 18

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pennsylvania: lead
• Carnegie Mellon University: collaborator
• University of Oklahoma: collaborator

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 Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2015
• First Posted: December 10, 2015
• Study Start: December 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2016
• Study Completion: November 1, 2016
• Last Updated: April 7, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share