Perceptual-Cognitive Training After a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Towards a Sensitive Marker for Recovery

McGill University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Concussion; Post-Concussion Symptoms; Brain Concussion

Treatments: Other: Visual Attention Intervention; Other: 3D-MOT Neurotracker

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT03213730

13-146-PED

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is part of a larger, multi-centered project done with the collaboration of University Of Victoria. This study holds three separate studies on the mild traumatic brain injured population and the use of perceptual-cognitive training (3D-MOT).

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 17 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The child experienced a head injury (a direct or indirect blow to the head) resulting in concussion-like symptoms (e.g. headache, nausea, balance problems, tiredness, visual problems, cognitive issues) in the previous 72 hours
• Parent/legal guardian speak English or French
• The child speak English or French

Exclusion criteria

• Previous concussion in the last 6 months, or any previous concussion with unresolved symptoms
• Multi-system injuries requiring admission, operating room, procedural sedation in the Emergency Department
• Other co-existing injuries, co-morbidities or diagnoses preventing participation to intervention/assessment of gait and balance
• Pre-morbid or co-morbid condition affecting visual function
• Patient intoxicated at the time of injury
• Significant developmental delay
• Loss of consciousness prior to head injury

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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63 participants in 3 patient groups

Experimental group

Experimental group

Description:

Standard care + 3D-MOT protocol.

Treatment:

Other: 3D-MOT Neurotracker

Active control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Standard care + visual attention task (2048 online game)

Treatment:

Other: Visual Attention Intervention

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Standard care alone