Concussion in high school Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Concussion
Conditions
Interventions
Once schools consent to participate, three size-matched schools will be randomly assigned (sequential cluster random sampling to be completed using R software) to one of three study arms:
Sponsors
Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Students in primarily English-speaking schools 2. Students in co-ed schools 3. Students in grades 9-12 4. Students who have given written consent 5. Students on concussion councils who have given written consent and consent has been obtained from a parent/guardian
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Students from schools with less than 100 students 2. Students from schools that only teach distance education 3. Students that are in an alternative school setting 4. Students from schools that already have an established concussion club 5. Students from schools where no other size-matched schools chose to participate.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Student concussion knowledge measured by Concussion Reporting and Social Support Measure (CRSS-M) survey at baseline and 9 months 2. Student intent to report a concussion measured by (CRSS-M) survey at baseline and 9 months 3. Student intent to provide social support to a peer measured by (CRSS-M) survey at baseline and 9 months 4. Student demographic information measured by (CRSS-M) survey at baseline and 9 months 5. School demographic information measured by School Environment Survey (SES) at baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Web portal use measured by You-CAN Web Portal analytics at 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 months 2. Intervention and incident log assessed by field notes from monthly video calls at 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 months 3. Student-designed activities for concussion awareness campaign assessed by a campaign details survey at 5 months 4. Student-designed content assessed at a showcase including handouts, images, PowerPoints or videos at 5, 6, 7 and 8 months 5. Student opinion on online concussion showcase measured by post-showcase evaluation survey at 8 months 6. Student and teacher opinion on interventions assessed in exit interviews at 9 months 7. Student report of additional engagement activities recorded on additional activities tracking sheet at 8 months | — |
Countries
Canada
Contacts
Public ContactNick Reed
Outcome results
None listed