Reliability of Self-reported Concussion History in Current Rugby Union Players

NCT03544372 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: JCunningham2
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Perhaps no issue in sports medicine has attracted so much media attention and academic interest in recent years as the potential long-term neurodegenerative sequelae of sports-related concussion on athlete's brain health. Rugby has a high incidence of concussion. Recent research findings from a cohort of former professional players found that the number of concussions sustained during their professional careers was associated with the rate of diagnosed clinical depression and late-life cognitive impairment. A limitation of these studies is the use of a self-reported history of concussion. The reliability of professional rugby players to recall and self-report concussion history has never been quantified in the literature to date. Imperfect recall can generate bias in epidemiologic studies when the proportion of events recalled is associated with the health end points of interest. Associations observed may be spurious and due to recall bias if athletes differ in their knowledge and recognition of concussion symptomology in a manner that is associated with the health outcome of interest ie. under/overreporting of concussion. It is difficult to estimate the magnitude of the bias in the absence of any "gold-standard" measure of concussion history. Due to these concerns about the quality of self-reported concussion history, the investigators considered that it was important to evaluate the reliability of self-reported concussion history.

Conditions

Concussion, Mild

Keywords

concussion, rugby, self-report, concussion history, reliability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Self-report Concussion History

  reliability study, agreement between self-report history of concussion via the NIH concussion history tool and documented concussion history. The higher the intraclass correlation between the two-the greater the reliability of the NIH concussion tool

  30 minutes

Interventions

Assessment of Concussion History using NIH Concussion History Tool OTHER

NIH concussion tool

Eligibility Criteria

• Gender Eligibility Details: male
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

current professional rugby union players

You may qualify if:

• \> 18 years old
• Contracted to Leinster rugby as a professional rugby player
• Players who have given informed consent and are willing to participate in the study.
• Players with a history of sports-related concussion/mild traumatic brain injury.

You may not qualify if:

• Any players with a history of non-sports related concussion/severe traumatic brain injury due to road traffic collisions etc. will be excluded.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Dublin, Trinity College: lead

Study Sites (1)

Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

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 Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prinicpal Investigator, Ms Joice Cunningham (Phd Candidate)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 21, 2018
• First Posted: June 1, 2018
• Study Start: March 15, 2017
• Primary Completion: December 20, 2017
• Study Completion: December 20, 2017
• Last Updated: June 7, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-06

Locations

IE (1)