The Clinical Assessment for Sports Exertion (CASE) addresses the physical performance of athletes by quantifying physiological and symptomatic responses to dynamic exertion. The CASE is highly sport-specific as it tests multiple body positions that mimic requirements typical of individual and contact sports activities including soccer, gymnastics, cheerleading, swimming, and basketball. It was developed by clinicians at the Baylor Scott and White Sports Concussion Program in an effort to identify specific system impairments in athletes who were unable to successfully demonstrate readiness for return to play protocols. Like the other published forms of concussion exertion testing described above, the CASE is a provocative exercise test that may also prove to be useful in making informed return-to-play decisions based upon the athlete's symptomatology.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
125
The Clinical Assessment for Sports Exertion (CASE) addresses the physical performance of athletes by quantifying physiological and symptomatic responses to dynamic exertion. It was developed by clinicians at the Baylor Scott and White Sports Concussion Program in an effort to identify specific system impairments in athletes who were unable to successfully demonstrate readiness for return to play protocols.
Baylor Scott and White Sports Therapy and Research
Frisco, Texas, United States
Heart rate (bpm)
Using pulse oximeter placed on index finger heart rate will be recorded.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1.5 hours
Blood pressure (mmHg)
Using a manual cuff and auscultation method diastolic and systolic scores will be recorded.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1.5 hours
Oxygen Saturation (%)
Using pulse oximeter placed on index finger oxygen saturation will be recorded.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1.5 hours
Rate of Perceived Exertion (Borg 6-20)
Using Borg Scale, self report measure of exertion will be recorded. A higher number indicates higher exertion.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1.5 hours
Self-rated lightheadedness (0-6)
On a scale of 0-6, a self report measure of lightheadedness will be recorded. A higher number indicates worse lightheadedness.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1.5 hours
Self-rated dyspnea (Modified Borg 0-10)
Using Borg scale, self report measure of dyspnea will be recorded. A higher number indicates worse dyspnea.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1.5 hours
Heart rate reserve (peak-rest), beats/min-1
Using metabolic cart, heart rate reserve will be recorded via Garmin heart rate strap.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1.5 hours
Modified Post-Concussion Symptom Scale (PCSS) (0-6)
Using modified PCSS, self report measure of symptoms will be recorded. A high number indicates worse symptoms.
Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1.5 hours
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