NCT07097792

Concussion Recovery and Support Program

Pilot Study of Concussion Recovery and Support Program (CRISP)

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 29 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) comparing a novel intervention Concussion Recovery and Support Program (CRISP) for adolescents and young adults (AYA) 18-29 yo with concussion/ mild TBI.

Detailed description

The authors are conducting a pilot study to examine the feasibility, acceptability and pilot efficacy of a novel intervention called CRISP for young adults with persistent concussion/ mTBI. CRISP is an adaptation of an evidence-based treatment for chronic pain called Emotional Awareness and Expression Therapy (EAET). EAET targets underlying emotional responses that appear to drive persistent symptoms, and has been found effective for treating headache and other types of pain in randomized controlled trials with moderately strong effect sizes (0.4-0.5). Individuals who participate in this study will complete 6 sessions of CRISP with a trained therapist over zoom (each 60 minutes) and will also fill out surveys at multiple time points (baseline, 5 weeks, 10 weeks). Aim 1: Evaluate feasibility and acceptability of CRISP with a pilot study of n=40 individuals with concussion ages 18-30 years who are struggling with headache. Hypothesis: CRISP will be a feasible and acceptable approach to treating AYA with concussion. Aim 2: Collect pilot data regarding efficacy of CRISP for reducing concussion symptoms and improving function (particularly regarding headache). Hypothesis: Pilot data may show benefit from this approach for improving recovery, though we do not expect significance given the sample size.

Conditions

• Brain Concussion
• Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
• Headache

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	CRISP (Concussion Recovery and Support Program)	Mental health intervention targeting suppressed emotion with a goal of facilitating recovery.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-10-13
• Primary completion: 2026-07-21
• Completion: 2026-07-31
• First posted: 2025-07-31
• Last updated: 2025-11-18

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States