ReCoUPS: Post-Concussion Patient Reports

Summary

Physical and cognitive rest are recommended as treatment for concussion, but debate persists about the utility of this recommendation for patients recovering from concussion. In addition, patient adherence to physical and cognitive rest recommendations after concussion remains unknown. This study will measure and compare symptom and activity reports in the days and weeks after a concussion among patients randomly assigned to different incentive-based arms.

Conditions

• Brain Concussion
• Head Injury

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Streak incentive

Participants will receive prompts 3 times a day for 21 days prompting them to complete surveys. They will start with a $0 balance and will earn a fixed amount for each response.

BEHAVIORAL

Loss-based incentive

Participants will receive prompts 3 times a day for 21 days prompting them to complete surveys. They will start with the maximum balance and will lose a fixed amount for each response they do not complete.

BEHAVIORAL

Flat-fee control status quo condition

Participants will receive prompts 3 times a day for 21 days prompting them to complete surveys. They will receive the maximum compensation at the end of the study.

BEHAVIORAL

Flat-Fitbit control status quo condition

Participants will receive prompts 3 times a day for 21 days prompting them to complete surveys. They will keep the Fitbit at the end of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pennsylvania

  collaborator OTHER

• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Douglas Wiebe, PhD · University of Pennsylvania

• Daniel Corwin, MD · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

• Christina Master, MD · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

13 Years

Max Age

64 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-03-03

Primary Completion

2020-12-31

Completion

2021-02-05

Countries

• United States

Study Locations