Cerebral Blood Flow Regulation and Concussions

Southern Methodist University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Post-Concussion Syndrome; Brain Concussion

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02754206

SouthernMethodist

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to understand how biochemical markers in blood, balance disturbances, and cognitive performance are related to brain blood flow changes after a concussion.

Full description

Comparisons will be made between control data and data following a concussion collected from athletes participating in contact-collision sports. For those suffering a concussion, comparisons will be made between day 3 (acute phase), day 21 (recovery phase), and 3 months post-concussion.

Enrollment: 79 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Student athletes actively participating in collegiate sports. Subjects should be wiling to provide informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Participants who are unable to play as a result of injury. Presence of irregular heart beat.

Trial design

79 participants in 2 patient groups

Control

Description:

Subjects who are collegiate level athletes who do not have a concussion and are currently playing a contact-collision sport.

Concussed

Description:

Subjects who have recently suffered a sports-related concussion and are currently a collegiate athlete playing a contact-collision sport.