Sports-related Concussion and Activity of the Autonomic Nervous System during the Return-to-Play

• Conditions: S06.0; Concussion

• Registration Number: DRKS00019929
• Lead Sponsor: Sportmedizinisches Institut der Universität Paderborn

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-08-20
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

Men and women with a SRC
- Minimumu age: 18 years
For the matching participants:
- same team (if possible)
- same age
- same position
- same height and weight (if possible)
- no history of diagnosed concussions

Exclusion Criteria

- skin diseases
- cardiovascular diseases
- mental or physical disability
- diabetes mellitus
- pregnancy
- non-active people

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity of the ANS (mean HR, mean RR, LF, LF/HF); i.e. sympathetic (mean EDA, EDRs, sleep storms) and <br>parasympathetic activity (RMSSD, HF, HFnu); Measurement time during and after RTS: a) before and after exercise during the course of the RTS b) nocturnal activity c) or the analysis of the differences of the courses between the timepoints and both groups (SRC and match)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Data of the acute individual stress and recovery state via questionnaire (Acute-Recovery-Stress-Scale (ARSS) and RPE), sleep diary (subjective sleep quantity and quality)