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Evaluation of Spot Light: A Concussion Injury Management App for Youth Sports

NCT02249533 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 175

Last updated 2017-02-01

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Summary

Sports-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), including mTBIs-commonly referred to as concussions-are a serious public health concern. Diagnostic criteria and consensus return to play (RTP) guidelines exist, but clinicians have varying approaches to the diagnosis and management of sports-related concussion as these guidelines are almost completely unsupported by an evidence base. It is well known that by increasing awareness of concussion signs and symptoms as well as the importance of addressing this injury, improving coaching on proper sports activity techniques and good sportsmanship, providing appropriate protective equipment, and quickly responding to injuries, the incidence, severity, and long-term negative health effects of sports-related concussion among children and adolescents can be reduced. The overall objective of this application, which is the first step toward attainment of our long-term goal, is to evaluate the effectiveness of Spot Light (a concussion injury management application \[app\] that coordinates diagnosis, management, and RTP procedures from injury to safe return to sport) when utilized by youth football teams. Our central hypothesis is that youth football teams randomized to receive SpotLight will report increased rates of concussion, increased referrals to physicians for care, and increased athlete compliance with RTP guidelines. The rationale that underlies the proposed research is that providing an easy to-use app has a high probability of effectively helping people involved with youth sports better recognize, respond to, and ensure athletes are fully recovered from sports-related concussion. We will test our hypothesis by pursuing the following aims: 1: Evaluate whether Spot Light will increase reported rates of sports-related concussion; Aim 2: Evaluate whether Spot Light increases referrals to physicians following concussion; Aim 3: Evaluate whether Spot Light improves the management of sports-related concussion. We expect to determine whether there is increased reporting, referrals to physicians, and athlete compliance with RTP guidelines. This contribution will be significant because it will allow physicians, athletic trainers (ATs), coaches, and parents to collaboratively track concussions from injury through safe RTP thereby lessening the chances of long-term negative outcomes as well as acute catastrophic outcomes.

Conditions

  • TBI

Interventions

OTHER

Spot Light Concussion App

Certified Athletic Trainers will report football injuries using High School RIO and will report possible concussions using the Spot Light concussion app.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lara McKenzie

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lara B McKenzie, PhD · Center for Injury Research and Policy The Research Insititute at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
10 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-12-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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