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Effect of Early Rest on Recovery From Pediatric Concussion

NCT01101724 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 99

Last updated 2013-11-05

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if strict rest for 5 days helps children get better after concussion.

Conditions

  • Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Concussion
  • Post-concussive Syndrome

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mandated Rest, Intervention

In addition to CDC based discharge instructions, the intervention group will receive instructions with strict activity restriction explicitly stating "No return to school" and "No Physical Activity" for the next five days. Patients and parents in the intervention group will be provided school and work excuses for the five days post-injury.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Danny G Thomas, MD, MPH · Medical College of Wisconsin

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
22 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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