Mobile Subthreshold Exercise Program for Concussion (M-STEP)

Seattle Children's Healthcare System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brain Concussion

Treatments: Behavioral: M-STEP

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03691363

00001039

Details and patient eligibility

About

Non-randomized pilot intervention using mobile-administered sub-threshold exercise to treat youth with prolonged symptoms of concussion.

Full description

6-week pilot study of a novel intervention for concussion, administering a sub-threshold exercise program in a mobile fashion using video conferencing and providing feedback using wrist-worn accelerometry and heart rate monitoring.

Enrollment: 19 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Concussion diagnosed by a healthcare provider that occurred 2 weeks-6 months ago
• Continued symptoms with at least 3 symptoms on the HBI and a score of 20+
• No other issues that would preclude physical activity
• Parents and youth are English-speaking

Exclusion criteria

• Already participating in >30 minutes of MVPA/day

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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19 participants in 1 patient group

M-STEP

Experimental group

Description:

Mobile exercise intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: M-STEP