This study will evaluate a combination of a novel Dual-task regime together with other already known tests in terms of defining when an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion.
In this prospective study, we will evaluate a combination of a novel facilitating agility Dual-task regime together with sport concussion assessment tool -5 (SCAT5), Vestibular/Ocular-Motor Screening for Concussion, Agility T-test, Joint repositions error test and Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) in terms of defining when an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion. We will investigate if a novel facilitating agility Dual-task test together with already widely used tests, can identify more athletes that after a concussion still isn't ready to return to play, due to a physiological deficit. We will test as many athletes as possible each season and when an athlete suffer a concussion, we will follow them to see when they reach their baseline level. As previous studies show a over representation of new injuries in athletes returning to play after a concussion, we will also register injuries from all included subjects in terms of injuries each year, to evaluate if athletes following our recommendations have a lower injury rate after returning to play after a concussion. We also hope to be able to get more knowledge about how pain catastrophizing is related to duration of concussions symptoms.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
1,200
We will investigate if a combination of a novel Dual-task test combined with already known tests can identify more athletes, not ready to return to play, although symptoms of concussion have stopped.
Signe Refsgaard Bech
Aalborg, Denmark
RECRUITINGDuration from concussion to physiological rehabilitated with a combination of new and already known test evaluate when the athlete is ready to return to play.
We will by using a combination of new and known tests follow athletes with concussion and their symptoms, and try to get a knowledge about easy accessable test can give coaches a more objective measure for when an athlete is ready to return to play.
Time frame: as it is a prospective study and we don't know when and how many athletes will get a concussion, then the timeframe is unknown, but we expect to collect data in at least 4 years.
How pain catastrophizing influence recovery after a concussion
Be measuring pain catastrophizing at baseline and after concussion, we will evaluate if pain catastrophizing correlates with recovery time.
Time frame: at least 4 years
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