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Active Rehab Study for Concussion in Military Personnel

This study is looking at ways to help active duty military personnel recover from a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as a concussion. It compares two approaches: "Progressive Return to Activity" (Group 1), which is the current practice where you use your symptoms to guide when you return to activities, and "Active Rehab" (Group 2). Active Rehab is a new approach that uses a progressive plan to help you get back to your duties. The study wants to see if Active Rehab can help soldiers return to duty faster. You can join if you are active duty military stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and have had a concussion within the last two weeks. The main goal is to find out the average number of days it takes to be cleared for full duty.

Study design
This study is an interventional study with 130 participants. It compares two different approaches to recovery from concussion over two 9-month periods.
What's involved
Participants will follow either the Progressive Return to Activity or Active Rehab protocol. Clinicians will document activities and outcomes at initial intake, 2-weeks post enrollment, when asymptomatic, and at clearance to return to duty.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Outcomes will be measured from 1 to approximately 360 days after injury, indicating a follow-up period of up to about a year.

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NCT05320822

A Pragmatic Rehabilitation Intervention: The Active Rehab Study

Recruiting
NAAges 18–99InterventionalTreatment
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
~130 participants
Updated 2026-02-27 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Active Rehab (Group 2)Progressive Return to Activity (Group 1)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Average days to full return to duty clearance
Measured over 1 to approximately 360 days

Conditions

Concussion, Brain

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Where it's being run

2 sites across 1 states
North Carolina2

Study leadership

  • Johna K Register-Mihalik, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Who to contact

Johna K Register-Mihalik, PhD
[email protected]
919-962-2702
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Current active duty military personnel stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Report to clinic/provider at Fort Bragg and available for recruitment within 2 weeks of mTBI injury date as indicated in medical record.
Initial provider diagnosis of mTBI/concussion within 2 weeks of injury, confirmed via medical record.

Exclusion

Third mTBI/concussion in the past 12 months as indicated by the medical record and/or participant self-report.
Symptoms clear at rest and exertion within 48 hours as indicated in medical record and or during study enrollment process.
Moderate-Severe TBI, or TBI not meeting the criteria for mTBI as indicated by provider diagnosis.
Polytrauma or other injuries preventing completion of initial study assessments in the 2-week window as indicated in initial screening/medical record.

What this trial measures

  • Average days to full return to duty clearance1 to approximately 360 days

    Average number of days from injury to clearance to full return to duty (date return to duty as reported by participant when returned to duty with no limitations or restrictions minus date of injury)