The Effectiveness of a Novel Neck Training Device on Objective Neck Strength and Cognitive Measures in Junior A Hockey Players
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Healthy
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
- Enrollment
- 60
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in peak force
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 6 months ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This research is being done to investigate the novel neck strengthening device, TopSpin360 and its effectiveness on measures of neck strength and cognitive function.
Detailed Description
The neck plays a very important role in head positioning, stabilization, and decrease risk and severity. Neck extension strength measure has been associated with a decrease in concussion risk in male rugby players. Neck muscle characteristics may play a vital role in mitigating head accelerations due to contact thus reducing head impact severity. We hypothesize enhanced neuromuscular characteristics of cervical muscles will decrease brain impairments due to repeated contact.
Investigators
Mario Hevesi
Principal Investigator
Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Fluent English Speaker.
- •Medically cleared to play ice hockey.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Clinically documented hearing issues.
- •In-ear hearing aid or cochlear implant.
- •Implanted pacemaker or defibrillator.
- •Metal or plastic implants in skull. lack of verbal fluency in the English language.
- •History of seizures.
- •Allergy to rubbing alcohol or EEG gel.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in peak force
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Measured by a neck isometric device, maximal load in kilograms that could be applied to head before deviation from neutral position.
Change in normalized peak force
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Measured by a neck isometric device, peak force divided by participant weight in kilograms.
Change in force steadiness
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Measured by a neck isometric device, average peak force.
Change in N100 Latency
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Electroencephalograph (EEG) recording of brain electrical activity N100 potential latency. Increased latencies are indicative of slower responses. Obtained by EEG recording of N100 potential amplitude. This measures is subsequently linearly transformed to a standardized score on a 0-100 scale, with larger peak amplitudes and shorter peak latencies resulting in higher scores.
Change in P300 Amplitude
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Electroencephalograph (EEG) recording of brain electrical activity P300 potential amplitude. This measures is subsequently linearly transformed to a standardized score on a 0-100 scale, with larger peak amplitudes and shorter peak latencies resulting in higher scores.
Change in rate of force development (RFD)
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Automatically collected by the TopSpin360 device, the multi-planar rate of force development (RFD) in pounds of force per second collected in both clockwise and counterclockwise.
Change in visuo-motor reaction time
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Measured by a neck isometric device, reported in milliseconds (ms)
Change in blood biomarker levels
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Blood will be at a biomarker level. We will investigate 5 different markers: NfL, SNCB, vWF, SNCA, and BDNF. Each biomarker will be measured in Nanograms per Milliliter (ng/ml).
Change in salivary biomarkers
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Salivary biomarkers are relatively new and we will investigate to see if NfL, SNCB, vWF, SNCA, and BDNF. Each biomarker will be measured in Nanometer per milliliter (ng/ml).
Change in N100 Amplitude
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Electroencephalograph (EEG) recording of brain electrical activity N100 potential amplitude. This measures is subsequently linearly transformed to a standardized score on a 0-100 scale, with larger peak amplitudes and shorter peak latencies resulting in higher scores.
Change in P300 Latency
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Electroencephalograph (EEG) recording of brain electrical activity P300 potential latency. Increased latencies are indicative of slower responses. This measures is subsequently linearly transformed to a standardized score on a 0-100 scale, with larger peak amplitudes and shorter peak latencies resulting in higher scores
Change in N400 Amplitude
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Electroencephalograph (EEG) recording of brain electrical activity N400 potential amplitude. Increased amplitudes are indicative of larger signals. This measures is subsequently linearly transformed to a standardized score on a 0-100 scale, with larger peak amplitudes and shorter peak latencies resulting in higher scores.
Change in N400 Latency
Time Frame: Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months)
Electroencephalograph (EEG) recording of brain electrical activity N400 potential latency. Increased latencies are indicative of slower responses. This measures is subsequently linearly transformed to a standardized score on a 0-100 scale, with larger peak amplitudes and shorter peak latencies resulting in higher scores.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in King-Devick Test (KDT) scores(Baseline, post-season (approximately 6 months))