The Effect of Screen Time on Recovery From Concussion

Theodore Macnow

Status

Completed

Conditions

Concussion, Brain

Treatments

Behavioral: Screen time permitted

Behavioral: Screen Time Abstain

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03564210

H00014355

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will prospectively examine the effect of screen time on recovery from concussion. Patients 12 to 25 years of age presenting to the ED with a concussion will be randomized to allow for screen time as tolerated or to abstain from screen time for the first 48 hours of recovery. The amount of screen time use and duration of concussive symptoms will be assessed through daily surveys and a daily post-concussive symptom score (PCSS).

Enrollment

125 patients

Sex

All

Ages

12 to 25 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Individuals presenting to the emergency department with a traumatic head injury sustained in the last 24 hours and diagnosed concussion as defined by Acute Concussion Evaluation tool (ACE-ED)
Between 12 and 25.99 years of age
English-speaking
Subject (and parent/guardian when applicable) is able and willing to provide informed consent and assent
pregnant women,

Exclusion criteria

individuals who have a Glasgow Coma Scale score of 13 or less;
have brain abnormalities on imaging;
have severe preexisting neurological conditions;
a concussion diagnosed within the last 2 weeks;
have significant developmental delay;
are intoxicated;
require neurosurgical intervention, intubation, or hospital admission
individuals who do not meet the age criteria;
non-English speaking;
prisoners;
unable or unwilling to provide informed consent;
Are under the age of 18 and do not have a parent/guardian with them who is willing and able to consent.