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Effects of Soccer Heading on Ocular-motor Function and Blood Biomarker

NCT03488381 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2019-04-17

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Summary

Repetitive head impacts in sports and military may cause deleterious effects in the nervous system. Investigators' previous works in football players have shown promising results in prediction of concussion and prevention of long-term defect using eye-movement paradigm (ocular-motor system) and blood biomarker. However, acute head impact effects on aforementioned parameters remain unknown. Thus, to answer a critical research question that whether or not ocular-motor system and brain-derived blood biomarker may be acutely altered following 10 successions of controlled soccer heading. To answer the question, investigators hypothesized that acute bout of soccer heading will not elicit noticeable change in subject's symptoms but to induce a transient defect in the ocular-motor system and increase plasma expression of brain-derived biomarker.

Conditions

  • Trauma, Head

Interventions

DEVICE

Soccer Heading

Soccer Heading: Subjects stood approximately 40 feet away from a JUGS soccer ball launcher and participated in 10 consecutive soccer headings, separated by one minute intervals. Soccer Kicking: Subjects stood approximately 40 feet away from a JUGS soccer ball launcher and participated in 10 consecutive soccer kicks, separated by one minute intervals.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Indiana University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
26 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-01
Primary Completion
2019-04-09
Completion
2019-04-09

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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