Concussion in French Non-professional Handball League : Efficiency of a Concussion Protocol, the White Card Process

NCT06365944 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: CHUBX 2023/73
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 3,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Sport related concussion is a major issue for many contact sports, such as Rugby, Football, Hockey and Handball. As a response, some federations like World Rugby set up a concussion protocol, that starts with the referee having the responsibility to issue a blue card when suspecting a concussed player and thus have him off the field for medical examination. The French handball federation (FFHB) as well as its concussion protocol called "Protocole carton blanc", in this study we aim to describe the efficiency of this protocol.

Conditions

Brain Concussion; Cerebral Concussion

Keywords

Sport-related Concussion; Handball; Epidemiology

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Proportion, as a percentage, of participant declaring no medical care while being estimated at risk of having a concussion (assessed by answers to the questionnaire)

  Risk of concussion estimated by questionnaire collecting the following informations : \- Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6)'s 22 symptoms, each symptoms is scales from 0 to 6, 6 being the highest intensity of the symptom. Having \> 1 in at least two different symptoms is considered at risk of having a concussion

  Day 0

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study is descriptive, prospective, with a questionnaire sent off to any player, above 18 years old, male or female, that had receive a white card during an official match in the French amateur Handball league along two regular season.During an official game, if the referee issues a white card, the player is then contacted by the French Handball Federation (FFHB) via an email in a day.

You may qualify if:

• Male or female
• Over 18 years old
• Who had received a white card during an official game
• having an email address registered in the FFHB register

You may not qualify if:

• Any refusal to participate
• Inability to respond

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Bordeaux: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bordeaux University Hospital

Bordeaux, France

RECRUITING

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

• Helene CASSOUDESALLE

  University Hospital, Bordeaux

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Quentin LHUAIRE

CONTACT

05 56 79 55 46; quentin.lhuaire@u-bordeaux.fr

Helene CASSOUDESALLE, MD

CONTACT

05 56 79 55 46; helene.cassoudesalle@chu-bordeaux.fr

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2024
• First Posted: April 15, 2024
• Study Start: April 20, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 20, 2026
• Study Completion: April 20, 2026
• Last Updated: April 24, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Locations

FR (1)