Plasma Neurofilament Light and Its Relationship With Omega-3 Status and Soccer Heading in Women Soccer Players

University of Kansas

Status: Completed

Conditions: Brain Trauma

Treatments: Other: Plasma Neurofilament Light (NF-L); Other: HeadCount Questionnaire; Other: Omega-3 Index

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05457023

STUDY00148618

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to (1) assess how a competitive season of purposeful gameplay soccer heading in collegiate women soccer players is related to a blood biomarker for sports-related brain injury, plasma neurofilament light (NF-L), and (2) examine how a player's omega-3 status is related to plasma NF-L concentration changes during and after a competitive season of gameplay soccer heading.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18 years of age.
• Active player on the university's current team roster for the upcoming competitive season.
• Is eligible to participate in games and is not redshirting.

Exclusion criteria

• Is recovering from a Physician diagnosed concussion.
• Is recovering from another injury prohibiting the study participant from participating in all sport-related activities.

Trial design

27 participants in 1 patient group

Collegiate Women Soccer Players

Description:

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) players.

Treatment:

Other: HeadCount Questionnaire

Other: Omega-3 Index

Other: Plasma Neurofilament Light (NF-L)