Quantification of Balance in Acutely Concussed Athletes

Completed

Conditions studied: mTBI, Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

In brief

The purpose of this pilot project is to determine whether using inertial sensors placed on the waist during routine clinical balance testing (i.e. Balance Error Scoring System) (BESS), will be a more immediate, objective, reliable and sensitive way to measure and quantify balance deficits in individuals with mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI). The investigators are also trying to observe if the sensors can be used to detect balance recovery after a mTBI. The investigators hypothesis is that collegiate atheltes with mTBI injury will have different recovery periods between their cognitive testing(IMPACT) and their balance measures.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01661075

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

50

Starts

2012-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-09-28

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 30. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Collegiate athlete

You may not qualify if…

• Not a current collegiate athlete,
• recent orthopedic surgery

Where it is running

• Oregon Health and Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States

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