Evaluation of a Neck Strengthening Program to Reduce the Risk of Sport-related Concussion

University of Michigan17 enrolled

Overview

Evaluation of a neck strengthening program as a potential intervention to reduce the risk of sport-related concussion in youth contact and collision sport athletes.

This is a pilot study to investigate the effect of a supervised 8 week strengthening intervention in male and female youth contact and collision sport athletes. Participants will complete a supervised strengthening exercise intervention involving manual resistance exercises administered by a strength coach with pre- and post-intervention assessments of neck size and strength.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Interventions

Neck StrengtheningOTHER

Targeted neck strengthening exercises

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 19 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Contact/collision sport athletes (for example, american football, soccer, rugby, lacrosse, ice hockey, field hockey, basketball, wrestling, boxing, martial arts, water polo) Exclusion Criteria: * History of concussion (suspected or diagnosed) in the previous 6 months * History of neck pain or injury in the previous 6 months * History of migraine headaches * History of personal or parental history of a diagnosed anxiety disorder

Locations (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Head linear velocity

Time frame: Change from baseline to end of 8 week intervention.

Head angular velocity

Time frame: Change from baseline to end of 8 week intervention.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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