Longitudinal Study of Children With Concussions

Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Status: Completed

Conditions: Concussions

Treatments: Other: No Intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03415048

IRB2014-15813

Details and patient eligibility

About

For children and adolescents who have had a concussion resulting in prolonged symptoms (>3 months), the investigators will:

1. Measure post-concussion symptoms, cognitive and emotional function during the 3 years post-injury.
2. Determine length of recovery and frequency of return to prior level of sports participation.
3. Determine the incidence of and risk factors for subsequent concussion during the 3 years post-injury.

Enrollment: 500 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients between the ages of 8-17 years old who present to one of the Lurie Sports Medicine clinics for care of a concussion.
2. English-speaking patients

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients outside of the 8-17 years old age range
2. Patients who show structural abnormalities on neuroimaging.
3. Non-English speaking patients