Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Conditions
Keywords
Mild Traumatic brain injury, Concussion, Steady state visual evoked potential, Electroencephalography, Sports Concussion, Sports Medicine
Brief summary
The investigational device used in this clinical investigation, the Nurochek PRO System (NCPRO), is a portable electroencephalogram (EEG) headset which delivers a visual stimulus and measures a VEP. The visual stimulus is delivered to the subjects' eyes via light-emitting diodes, and the EEG measures the user's visual-evoked potential. This headset communicates with an application on a computer, which processes the signals and transmits them to a secure cloud server for analysis and storage of the data. Nurochek PRO is a development of the previously FDA cleared Nurochek System. The primary objective of this clinical investigation was to evaluate the performance of the investigational device (NCPRO) against clinical diagnosis of detection of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). The primary endpoint outlined for this study was set at the collection of 100 valid investigational device readings from individuals with concussion and 500 valid investigational device readings from healthy individuals who have had a plausible mechanism of sustaining a concussion, but do not have one. Additionally, readings from healthy individuals are also to be acquired. The aim of this study was to collect data from 100 readings from individuals with concussion. The initial assumption was that sites would provide players pre-season and make players available for testing post-concussion. In practice, some sites provided player data only post-concussion event (such as medical clinics). Participants were acquired from sporting clubs, medical clinicals and schools.
Interventions
DEVICESSVEP
Non-invasive, non-interventional SSVEP EEG device
Sponsors
Headsafe MFG
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Individuals aged 12 years and older, participating in sport-related activities.
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals are excluded if they have a history of seizures, history of epilepsy, structural brain injuries, legal blindness, or sensitivity to flashing lights.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Steady State Visual Evoked Potential | 5 days | A measure of the steady state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) from the device and comparison with a Doctor's diagnosis. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Recovery from m TBI | 30 days | Follow up testing with the investigational device to examine of there is a link between mTBI recovery and investigational device recordings of brain activity. |
Countries
Australia
Contacts
Primary ContactDylan Mahony
Outcome results
None listed