NCT03170856

The Effects of a Sub-maximal Exercise Program on Adolescents Who Sustained a Concussion

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 41 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients who sustain a concussion will undergo a sub-maximal exercise protocol throughout their recovery. Cerebrovascular function, heart rate, and symptom severity, and exercise volume will be monitored throughout.

Detailed description

There has been recent change to the management of concussion, including the addition of exercise while a patient may still be experiencing symptoms. Some patients will be given a dose-dependent exercise prescription based on their own sub-maximal output. They will aerobically exercise at this given threshold for 8 weeks, while heart rate and symptom duration is tracked. Some patients will only follow physician prescribed exercise, while undergoing the same heart rate and symptom monitoring for 8 weeks.

Conditions

• Concussion, Mild
• Concussion, Brain
• Concussion, Severe
• Exertion; Excess

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Sub-maximal exercise	Subjects will participate in aerobic exercise 5 days a week. This includes walking, biking, jogging and running. While participating in these activities, they will be wearing their Polar Wrist Unit and Heart Rate Monitor to help subjects track their exercise intensity. They will exercise for 20 minutes 5times a week at 60% of their maximum heart rate or 80% of their symptom limited heart rate.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-10-01
• Primary completion: 2020-07-20
• Completion: 2021-09-01
• First posted: 2017-05-31
• Last updated: 2023-01-31
• Results posted: 2023-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States