The Impact of Riboflavin on Sports-related Concussion

Status unconfirmed · Phase 2 · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Sports-related Concussion

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of riboflavin to decrease the duration of time for a student-athlete to return to participation in sports after a sports related concussion.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02772237

Run by

University of Virginia

People needed

500

Starts

2016-08-01

Expected to finish

2019-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All UVa and JMU student-athletes over the age of 18 years old who are diagnosed with a sports related concussion

You may not qualify if…

• Less than 18 years old
• Greater than 24 hours have elapsed since the concussion occurred.
• The student-athlete has already participated in the study during which he/she took Riboflavin
• Non-sports related concussion not incurred while participating in the sport or training for the sport. As an example, a student-athlete who sustains a concussion as a result of a motor vehicle accident will be excluded from the study for that concussion.
• A previous concussion within the last 12 months.
• Any concussion that is complicated by a cranial bleed, skull fracture, additional severe injury (e.g. torn knee ligament) that might affect the return to normal activities above and beyond the sport-related concussion.
• If the student athlete is cognitively impaired to a level that prevents verbal communication, the consent will be deemed 'opted out' and the student-athlete will not be enrolled in the study.

Where it is running

• University of Virginia — Charlottesville, Virginia, United States (enrolling)

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