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The goal of this study is to evaluate our study design and the potential effect of chiropractic-applied clinical neuroscience care on individuals with sports-related concussion (SRC) in individuals between the ages 18 and 40.The main question it aims to answer is:
- Is there any potential effect of chiropractic neuroscience care on sports related concussion patients?
Participants will be assessed on their attention, processing speed, fine motor function, standing balance, auditory function, and emotional state as part of the study using the NIH toolbox.
The investigators shall recruit 20 participants for this study who are currently active athletes affiliated with the Life University Athletics Department, aged between 18 and 40 years and have sport-related concussion symptoms such as headache, nausea, dizziness, loss of consciousness, amnesia, balance impairment, irritability, visual disturbance, slowed reaction times, etc.
Subjects will do the following tasks:
Assessments will be approximately 80 minutes over two sessions.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| SRC Group | Those who have sport-related concussion symptoms such as headache, nausea, dizziness, loss of consciousness, amnesia, balance impairment, irritability, visual disturbance, slow reaction times, etc. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| chiropractic applied clinical neuroscience care | Other | Standard chiropractic care with physiotherapy and phototherapy over two sessions |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Participants Who Complete All Study Visits and Procedures | The number of participants who complete all scheduled study visits, tests, and treatments without early withdrawal. This measure assesses participant tolerability and compliance with the full study protocol. The unit of measure is the number of participants completing full study protocol. | 1 year |
| Recruitment | Number of participant enrolled in the study within the recruitment period. | 1 year |
| Retention | Number of participants who remain enrolled and complete the study protocol. | 1 year |
| Adherence | Number of completed required study visits and treatments per participant. | 1 year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Executive Function, Attention, and Inhibitory Control | Change from baseline in Flanker Inhibitory Control and Attention Test (FICAT) scores using the NIH Toolbox. The unit of measure is the T score on FICAT. | 1 year |
| Change in Visual Processing Speed |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Individuals between the ages 18 and 40 experiencing sports related concussion and symptoms such as headache, nausea, dizziness, loss of consciousness, amnesia, balance impairment, irritability, visual disturbance, slowed reaction times, etc.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Taha Begum, MBBS, PhD | Life University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| NeuroLife Institute | Marietta | Georgia | 30060 | United States |
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Change from baseline in Pattern Comparison Processing Speed Test (PCPS) scores using the NIH Toolbox. The unit of measure is T score of the PCPS. |
| 1 year |
| Change in Fine Motor Skills and Dexterity | Change from baseline in 9-Hole Pegboard Dexterity Test scores using the NIH Toolbox. Unit of measure is time in seconds to complete task (9-Hole Pegboard Test, NIH Toolbox) | 1 year |
| Change in Postural Stability and Balance | Change from baseline in Balance Test scores using the NIH Toolbox Balance V3, Unit of measure is time in seconds using the NIH Toolbox Balance V3. | 1 year |
| Change in Auditory Processing and Speech Recognition in Noise | Change from baseline in Words-In-Noise (WIN) Test scores using the NIH Toolbox. Unit of measure is T score from WIN Test. | 1 year |
| Change in Negative Affect of Anger and Sadness | Change from baseline in Emotional Battery Test scores using the NIH toolbox. Unit of measure is T score of Emotional Battery Test using NIH toolbox. | 1 |
| Change in Emotional Support and Loneliness | Change from baseline in social relationships using Emotional Battery Test scores using the NIH toolbox. Unit of measure is T score of Emotional Battery Test. | 1 |
| Change in Psychological Well-being (General Life Satisfaction and Positive Affect) | Change from baseline in psychological well-being using the Emotional Battery Test scores using the NIH toolbox. Unit of measure is T score of Emotional Battery Test using NIH toolbox. | 1 year |
| Acceptability from Participant Perspective | Participant ratings of acceptability of Sports Related Concussion intervention using a structured questionnaire. Unit of measure is the score of participants acceptability questionnaire using Likert scale (1-5) 1- Not at all, 2 - A little bit, 3 - Somewhat, 4 - Quite a bit, 5 - Very much | 1 year |
| Acceptability from Clinician Perspective | Clinician ratings of acceptability of the Sports Related Concussion intervention, using a structured questionnaire. Unit of measure is the score of clinicians acceptability questionnaire using Likert scale 1- Strongly disagree, 2 - Disagree, 3 - No opinion, 4 - Agree, 5 - Strongly agree | 1 year |