Concussion, Intermediate
Conditions
Brief summary
This is a prospective, non-blinded, matched control study of young athletes (ages 10-28 years old) in collegiate sports. The cohorts are defined in accordance to the athlete's exposure of injury. All subjects will complete a minimum of one recording based on their assigned cohort. Concussed athletes will complete an additional 3 weeks of follow-up recordings post injury. The symptomatic evaluation, physical examination, neurological baseline testing, and BrainPulse recordings will be entered in a database to determine clinical outcome and assess device utilization.
Detailed description
Cohort I is defined as all enrolled athletes at the University of Wyoming and is divided into two sub-cohorts: Cohort Ia include all athletes participating in Division 1 Athletics; Cohort Ib are athletes subscribed to the Head Health Network. Cohort II is defined as all injured athletes participating in the teams and includes two sub-cohorts: Cohort IIa is defined as non- concussed injured athletes; Cohort IIb concussed athletes per reference standard.
Interventions
DEVICEBrainPulse
JanMedical's BrainPulse measures the brain motion caused by pulsatile blood flow from the cardiac cycle referred to as the BrainPulse signal. The BrainPulse measures skull acceleration in response to tge brain motion using an array of sensors placed on the head.
Sponsors
Jan Medical, Inc.
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 28 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. Male or female young athletes between ages 18-28 yrs 2. Enrolled at the University of Wyoming and currently participating in Division 1 Athletics 3. Completed the following baseline testing: SWAY balance, King-Devick, C3-Logix 4. Willing and able to participate in all study evaluations and allow access to medical testing and records 5. Signed informed consent, or have a legally authorized representative willing to provide informed consent on behalf of the subject if the subject is a minor
Exclusion criteria
1. Prior concussion diagnosed by a physician in the last 2 weeks assessed via interview with athlete (not including a recent concussion within the last 3 days) 2. Any serious medical, social or psychological condition that in the opinion of the investigator would impair ability to provide informed consent or otherwise disqualify a patient from participation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison of BrainPulse recordings of concussed subjects with BrainPulse recordings from their matched Controls | Through study completion, expected to be 8 months | Collect BrainPulse data from at least 15 concussed athletes and matched controls to develop and improve algorithms that can aid in the diagnosis of concussion. The specific signal patterns observed from confirmed concussed subjects' BrainPulse recordings will be evaluated against the BrainPulse recordings from the matched control subjects. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Correlate helmet sensor's force of impact measurements with BrainPulse data | Through study completion, expected to be 8 months | Compare the magnitude of force measured by helmet sensors from subconcussive hits with consecutive BrainPulse recordings. As such, BrainPulse data on these athletes will be compared with helmet sensor data, baseline cognitive testing, and the initial BrainPulse recording. |
| Compare BrainPulse Data between Injured Athletes, Non-Injured athletes, and Concussed Athletes | Through study completion, expected 8 months | Compare BrainPulse signals in subjects sustaining a non-concussive injury to subjects that have a confirmed diagnosis of concussion. Also compare BrainPulse signals from injured subjects in Cohort IIa with non-injured subjects in Cohort Ia. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed