Australian UCSF Concussion in Athletes Studied With Cranial Accelerometry
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
- Enrollment
- 34
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Sensitivity of headpulse measurements to detect subjects with concussion
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
Analysis of cardiac induced brain forces using cranial accelerometry has been shown to diagnose concussion in high school athletes. This trial expands on this observation by recording headpulse signals in a recently concussed athletes playing Australian rules football.
Detailed Description
Recently concussed athletes will have headpulse measurements obtained as soon after the clinically identified concussion as is feasible and at 1-3 day intervals over the course of a month. These recordings will pair with a self administered neurological symptom inventory (NSI) to track the athletes subjective concussion symptoms. Data will be used to confirm prior models of analysis and produce a tool to be confirmed in a future study.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosed with sport related concussion
- •first recording obtained within one week
- •willingness to have multiple recordings in the month following concussion
- •Exclusions:
- •head laceration
- •Control subjects:
- •Inclusion Criteria:
- •athletes without concussion over the last year
- •willingness to have single or multiple recordings
Exclusion Criteria
- •head laceration
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Sensitivity of headpulse measurements to detect subjects with concussion
Time Frame: 1 month
Proportion of clinically concussed athletes that have headpulse values \> 2SD of control subjects
Secondary Outcomes
- Feasibility of subject recruitment(2.5 months)