NCT02257749

Trial Study of an Exercise Program for Youth With Persistent Symptoms After Concussion

Comparing Active Rehabilitation to a Comprehensive Education Intervention for Youth With Persistent Post-concussion Symptoms Following Concussion.

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1 (actual)
• Sponsor: Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 10 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this randomized control trial study is to determine if an active rehabilitation (low intensity exercise program) in combination with a comprehensive education intervention (standard care) is more effective than the comprehensive education intervention alone in reducing post-concussion symptoms and improving participation in daily activities in youth who have persistent post-concussion symptoms.

Detailed description

There is a portion of youth who continue to experience persistent post-concussion symptoms beyond the first few weeks of injury. There is limited evidence with respect to the best ways to treat persistent post-concussion symptoms in youth following concussion. There is a small amount of literature that suggests active rehabilitation as a positive intervention for promotion of recovery of persistent post-concussion symptoms. However, this approach to rehabilitation has yet to be explored using a randomized control trial protocol. Therefore, this study aims to answer the following question: Is a 6 week active rehabilitation program in combination with a comprehensive education intervention (standard care) effective in reducing post-concussive symptoms and improving functional recovery compared to receiving comprehensive education intervention alone among youth experiencing persistent post-concussion symptoms? We hypothesize: 1. youth ages 10 to 18 years who present with persistent self-reported post-concussion symptoms 4 weeks after the initial injury and receive the active rehabilitation intervention, will present with decreased post-concussion symptoms at the completion of the intervention. 2. youth ages 10 to 18 years who receive the active rehabilitation intervention, will present with more complete functional recovery and increased participation in unrestricted physical activity at the completion of the active rehabilitation intervention compared to children receiving the comprehensive education intervention only

Conditions

• Concussion
• Sport-Related Concussion
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Active Rehabilitation	The active rehabilitation intervention is a 6-week graded rehabilitation program, consisting of four components that are anchored in neuroscience evidence.The four components include: 1) aerobic exercise 2) coordination exercise 3) visualization 4) home program.
OTHER	Comprehensive Education Intervention (Standard Care)	An initial education session will be provided by an occupational therapist related to general concussion information and outcomes, as well as strategies for symptom management following concussion.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-01
• Primary completion: 2017-12-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2014-10-06
• Last updated: 2022-03-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada