A Longitudinal Examination of Dynamic Balance Control, Vestibular/Ocular Motor Function, and Activity Participation Following Concussion
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 110
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Dynamic Balance Control
研究概览
简要总结
Previous research and position statements have outlined the necessity of balance and gait testing in the post-concussion evaluation of athletes. However, many of the currently available balance testing techniques lack objectivity and sensitivity to the effects of concussion. Such balance impairments may exist following concussion due to disruption of vestibular and/or ocular motor systems. However, no clinically feasible tools have been longitudinally examined to detect gait balance control deficits or to investigate how vestibular or motor dysfunction may lead to gait imbalance. Additionally, participation in physical and cognitive activities post-concussion may affect recovery. While limited evidence exists to support this notion, further investigation is necessary to improve clinical management recommendations.
The proposed study will allow for the examination of tools which add value to post-concussion clinical evaluations and study-related outcomes will enhance the understanding of dynamic balance control and vestibular/ocular motor recovery, and their potential for implementation into concussion management protocols.
详细描述
To address study hypotheses, the investigators plan to recruit subjects who have been diagnosed with a concussion by participating sports medicine physicians at the Boston Children's Hospital Sports Concussion Clinic. If patients elect to participate, they will undergo their regularly scheduled clinical examination along with two testing components requiring less than 15 minutes of additional time to complete: an instrumented gait balance assessment, a vestibular-ocular motor screen, and a weekly activity survey. Participants with concussion will be matched with control subjects who meet similar demographic characteristics and report to the clinic for other orthopedic injuries that do not affect brain function, gait, or either lower extremity.
During the assessment, participants will complete a protocol which measures balance control while walking and simultaneously completing a cognitive task, a vestibular-ocular motor ability, and physical and cognitive activity levels. As a need exists to develop protocols which utilize inexpensive, objective, and sensitive measurements to track concussion recovery, this study seeks to incorporate innovative and clinically feasible methods into the clinical examination of concussion.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Prospective
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 40 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Age between 12 and 40 years
- •No history of concussion in the past year, and no lifetime history of more than 3 concussions
- •Diagnosed with concussion within the past 21 days (concussion group only)
排除标准
- •Lower extremity deficiency or injury, which may affect normal balance or gait
- •History of permanent memory loss
- •Diagnosis of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning disability, Down syndrome, or developmental delay
结局指标
主要结局
Dynamic Balance Control
时间窗: 1 year
For balance control measures, the primary data will come from accelerometers placed on specific anatomical landmarks to assess whole body movement. Peak accelerations and velocities of an estimated center-of-mass during gait under single-task and dual-task conditions will identify how divided attention tasks affect whole body balance control.
次要结局
- Weekly physical and cognitive activity scores(1 year)
- Vestibular-Ocular Motor Screen(1 year)
- Temporal/Distance Gait Measurements(1 year)
研究者
David R Howell
Research Fellow
Boston Children's Hospital