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Plasma Neurofilament Light and Its Relationship With Omega-3 Status and Soccer Heading in Women Soccer Players

NCT05457023 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2023-11-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to (1) assess how a competitive season of purposeful gameplay soccer heading in collegiate women soccer players is related to a blood biomarker for sports-related brain injury, plasma neurofilament light (NF-L), and (2) examine how a player's omega-3 status is related to plasma NF-L concentration changes during and after a competitive season of gameplay soccer heading.

Conditions

  • Brain Trauma

Interventions

OTHER

Plasma Neurofilament Light (NF-L)

Plasma NF-L is a biomarker of axonal brain injury following sports-related head impacts.

OTHER

Omega-3 Index

Omega-3 Index is the omega-3 fatty acid content of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) within the erythrocyte cell membrane. It is expressed as EPA+DHA as a percent of total identified fatty acids.

OTHER

HeadCount Questionnaire

HeadCount is a web-based, structured, self-administered questionnaire to assess longer-term heading exposure during competitive play and is administered bi-weekly.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Aaron F Carbuhn, PhD · University of Kansas Medical Center

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-28
Primary Completion
2023-11-09
Completion
2023-11-09

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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