Chiropractic Neuroscience Care in Sports Concussion

NCT07175753 | Enrolling By Invitation

• 1 other identifier: I-0033
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate our study design and the potential effect of chiropractic-applied clinical neuroscience care on individuals with sports-related concussion (SRC) in individuals between the ages 18 and 40.The main question it aims to answer is: \- Is there any potential effect of chiropractic neuroscience care on sports related concussion patients? Participants will be assessed on their attention, processing speed, fine motor function, standing balance, auditory function, and emotional state as part of the study using the NIH toolbox.

Conditions

Sports Related Concussion

Keywords

Sports related concussion; Chiropractic clinical care

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Number of Participants Who Complete All Study Visits and Procedures

  The number of participants who complete all scheduled study visits, tests, and treatments without early withdrawal. This measure assesses participant tolerability and compliance with the full study protocol. The unit of measure is the number of participants completing full study protocol.

  1 year

• Recruitment

  Number of participant enrolled in the study within the recruitment period.

  1 year

• Retention

  Number of participants who remain enrolled and complete the study protocol.

  1 year

• Adherence

  Number of completed required study visits and treatments per participant.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Change in Executive Function, Attention, and Inhibitory Control

  1 year

• Change in Visual Processing Speed

  1 year

• Change in Fine Motor Skills and Dexterity

  1 year

• Change in Postural Stability and Balance

  1 year

• Change in Auditory Processing and Speech Recognition in Noise

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

SRC Group

Those who have sport-related concussion symptoms such as headache, nausea, dizziness, loss of consciousness, amnesia, balance impairment, irritability, visual disturbance, slow reaction times, etc.

Other: chiropractic applied clinical neuroscience care

Interventions

chiropractic applied clinical neuroscience care OTHER

Standard chiropractic care with physiotherapy and phototherapy over two sessions

SRC Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Individuals between the ages 18 and 40 experiencing sports related concussion and symptoms such as headache, nausea, dizziness, loss of consciousness, amnesia, balance impairment, irritability, visual disturbance, slowed reaction times, etc.

You may qualify if:

• Currently active athletes affiliated with the Life University Athletics Department
• Aged between 18 and 40 years
• Experiencing sport-related concussion symptoms, including but not limited to:
• Headache
• Nausea
• Dizziness
• Loss of consciousness
• Amnesia
• Balance impairment
• Irritability
• Visual disturbance
• Slowed reaction times

You may not qualify if:

• Not affiliated with the Life University Athletics Department
• Younger than 18 or older than 40 years
• No current symptoms of sport-related concussion

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Life University: lead

Study Sites (1)

NeuroLife Institute

Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Taha Begum, MBBS, PhD

  Life University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 21, 2025
• First Posted: September 16, 2025
• Study Start: November 7, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 16, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 16, 2026
• Last Updated: December 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)