Move&Connect: A Program for Youth With Concussion and Their Caregivers.

Summary

Move\&Connect is an interdisciplinary group-based program co-designed with youth and caregivers that provides skills training, mental health support, and psychoeducation to caregivers and combines these tenets with active rehabilitation for youth with concussion.

Conditions

• Post-Concussion Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Exercise Circuits

Weekly exercise circuits with a focus on strength, balance, cardiovascular fitness, and coordination

BEHAVIORAL

Goal Setting

Goal setting focused on the management of persistent post concussion symptoms, exercise, and engagement in daily activities

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation-Youth

Targeted educational sessions with a focus on the physical, cognitive, and psychological implications of persistent post-concussion symptoms.

BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation-Caregiver

Psychoeducational sessions focused on social support, in addition to addressing the implications of caring for youth experiencing persistent post concussion symptoms

OTHER

Waitlist Control Surveys

Surveys completed in week 1, and 8 for a subset of participants who are not involved in the study intervention to mirror study timeline and serve as control data for outcome measures assessed during experimental intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Shannon Scratch, PhD, C Psych · Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

• Andrea Hickling, MScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.) · Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

8 Years

Max Age

21 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-11-14

Primary Completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2026-12-31

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations