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NCT05713942
Concussion Assessments in Football
Conditions: Cerebral Concussion, Brain Concussion, Post-Concussion Symptoms, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Sex: All
Ages: 18 Years – N/A
Enrollment: 100
Sponsor: Federation Internationale de Football Association
Location: United Kingdom
Summary
Diagnosing and determining the severity of a sports-related concussion immediately on- or off-field is challenging, especially because clinical signs can evolve minutes to hours after the mechanism of injury.
Hence, repeated follow-up and serial assessments of a player are recommended following such an injury.Current advice, when a player sustains a confirmed or suspected concussive injury, is to remove them from play immediately and not return to competition or unrestricted training until signs and symptoms have been managed as per relevant guidelines.
To support this decision the International football Association Board has introduced a trial allowing an additional permanent concussion substitution in participating competitions.
Follow-up assessment of concussion incidents is recommended to include the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition.
For further assessment of neurocognitive deficits and to inform return to play decisions, it is recommended that a computerised assessment is also adopted, such as the Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing tool.The aims of this study are:To determine the incidence of head trauma and use of concussion substitutions in football competitions that are participating in the IFAB's permanent concussion substitution trial.To evaluate the immediate severity of reported concussion signs and symptoms for football players with a confirmed or suspected concussion.To evaluate the ability of neurocognitive assessments completed post-incident to inform the clinical diagnosis of concussion.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Male and female football players from teams in a competition participating in the concussion substitution trial.Players with a current suspected or confirmed concussion.Player assessed by medical personnel proficient in the assessment of concussion symptoms (medical doctor, physiotherapist, or other healthcare professional appropriately certified).Exclusion Criteria:- Players less than 18 years of age.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05713942). StuddyBuddy aggregates publicly available trial information.
