NCT01873287

Predicting Persistent Postconcussive Problems in Pediatrics (5P)

Predicting Persistent Postconcussive Problems in Pediatrics: A Clinical Prediction Rule Derivation and Validation Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 3,063 (actual)
• Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 5 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Concussion, a mild traumatic injury common in children and adolescents, is a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain. The lay press is inundated with reports of tragic consequences of concussion, and children are not immune. Persistent postconcussive symptoms (PCS) is defined as the persistence of somatic, cognitive, physical, psychological or behavioural changes lasting more than one month following injury. PCS significantly impacts children and their family's quality of life through school absenteeism, depressed mood and loss of activities. Validated, easy-to-use prognosticators do not exist for clinicians to identify children at highest risk for PCS. As a result,physicians cannot accurately inform children and parents whether they should expect longer symptoms, nor initiate pharmacotherapy or other management to reduce the occurrence or severity of PCS. The investigators objective is to derive and validate a clinical prediction rule for the development of PCS in children and adolescents presenting to the emergency department (ED) following acute head injury. The investigators have three aims: (1) determine PCS incidence at one-month follow-up in children aged 5-17 who sustain a concussion; (2) derive a rule to predict PCS from variables present in the history and physical examination; and, (3) assess the accuracy, reliability and acceptability of the prediction rule in a subsequent cohort. Using a prospective, multicentre study at nine large Canadian pediatric EDs, the investigators will recruit the largest prospective epidemiological cohort of children with concussions in the literature. This work will provide rigorous evidence to determine PCS incidence in children and its impact on quality of life. The results will enable clinicians to identify children at highest risk for PCS, optimize treatment and provide families with realistic anticipatory guidance. This study will also establish a strong and vital evidence base to advance concussion research.

Detailed description

The full protocol has been published in BMJ Open (open access): Zemek R, Osmond MH, Barrowman N for PERC Concussion Team. Predicting and preventing postconcussive problems in paediatrics (5P) study: protocol for a prospective multicentre clinical prediction rule derivation study in children with concussion. BMJ Open. 2013 Aug 1;3(8). pii:e003550. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003550. PubMed PMID: 23906960. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23906960 The primary outcome results have been published in JAMA (open access): Zemek R, Barrowman N, Freedman SB, Gravel J, Gagnon I, McGahern C, Aglipay M, Sangha G, Boutis K, Beer D, Craig W, Burns E, Farion KJ, Mikrogianakis A, Barlow K, Dubrovsky AS, Meeuwisse W, Gioia G, Meehan WP 3rd, Beauchamp MH, Kamil Y, Grool AM, Hoshizaki B, Anderson P, Brooks BL, Yeates KO, Vassilyadi M, Klassen T, Keightley M, Richer L, DeMatteo C, Osmond MH; Pediatric Emergency Research Canada (PERC) Concussion Team. Clinical Risk Score for Persistent Postconcussion Symptoms among Children With Acute Concussion in the ED. JAMA. 2016 Mar 8;315(10):1014-25. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.1203. PubMed PMID: 26954410. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.1203

Conditions

• Concussions
• PCS

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2015-06-01
• Completion: 2015-06-01
• First posted: 2013-06-10
• Last updated: 2019-11-18
• Results posted: 2019-11-18

Locations

9 sites across 1 country: Canada