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Postural Control in Children and Adolescents After Suffering From a Concussion

NCT03575741 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2019-09-13

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Summary

Sport-related concussions occur during different types of sport and are still an underestimated brain injury. Especially children are affected due to their lacking movement control and thereby at higher risk of situations leading to concussion. However, research about the rehabilitation of balance and coordination in children after sustaining a concussion is lacking. Therefore, the return-to-sport question cannot be answered reliable due to the missing understanding of the underlying mechanisms disturbing coordination, yet. Analyzing postural control, meaning the ability of the body controlled by the brain to maintain balanced, is suggested to be a valid method to investigate movement coordination. A newer method to analyze postural control using reflective marker data will be used to study the rehabilitation process. The findings may help to improve concussion treatment and give implication to the return-to-sport decision. The investigators expect to see an altered postural control after sustaining a concussion visible in the movement amplitude especially short after the injury. Moreover, the researchers assume coordination patterns which are not visible to be altered for an extended time period of up to 30 days as well. Participants will be children aged 10 to 16 years and the aim is to recruit 30 children and adolescents who suffer from a concussion. The data of the concussed participants will be compared with data of healthy volunteers.

Conditions

  • Concussion, Brain

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Balance Tests

Following balance exercises will be performed by the participants: 1. Bipedal, hip wide stand, eyes open and hands on hips, 60sec 2. Bipedal, hip wide stand, eyes closed, hands on hips, 30sec 3. Tandem-stand, eyes open, hands on hips, 60sec (front foot chosen by participant) 4. Tandem-stand, eyes closed, hands on hips, 30sec (same front foot) 5. One-leg-stand, eyes open, hands on hips, 30sec (randomized supporting leg) 6. One-leg-stand, eyes open, hands on hips, 30sec (other leg) 7. Bipedal, hip wide stand, eyes open, hands on hips, counting backwards in steps of two (367 - 365 - 363 - ...), 60sec The rest between the trials will last for at least 30sec, but can be extended by the participants as long as they want. The overall measurement will not exceed 30 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical University Innsbruck

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universitaet Innsbruck

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthias Baumann, Dr. · Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-08
Primary Completion
2019-06-30
Completion
2019-11-30

Countries

  • Austria

Study Locations

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