Concussion Treatment in Older Adults Study
This study is looking into new ways to treat concussions in adults aged 50 and older. It's the first study of its kind for this age group. You might receive either standard concussion care, which includes advice on activity, hydration, nutrition, sleep, and stress management, or a "Targeted Intervention." This intervention is personalized and might include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety or mood, exercises, and relaxation techniques. Researchers will measure how your concussion symptoms change using the Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening (CP Screen) at the beginning and about 30 days later. The study aims to enroll 50 participants, but its current recruitment status is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study with a planned enrollment of 50 participants. It uses a two-group design where participants are randomly assigned to either the intervention or usual care/control group.
- What's involved
- You would have an initial visit and a follow-up visit about 21-31 days later. These visits involve cognitive screening, concussion and mood questionnaires, and neuro-motor screening.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your progress will be measured at study completion, which is an average of 30 days after your first visit.
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Concussion Treatment in Older Adults
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Anthony Kontos, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh
Who to contact
This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov
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What this trial measures
- Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening (CP Screen)Visit 1 (Baseline)
The CP Screen is a 29 item self-report, clinical profiles based symptom inventory that measures five concussion clinical profiles: 1) anxiety/mood, 2)cognitive/fatigue, 3) migraine, 4) ocular, 5) vestibular; and two modifying factors sleep and cervical. Participants indicate on a scale of 0 (none) to 3 (severe) the level of symptom severity for each item. The CP screen yields an average factor and modifier scores, with higher scores indicative of worse symptom severity, score range is 0-87.
- Concussion Clinical Profiles Screening (CP Screen)At study completion, an average of 30 days after Visit 1
The CP Screen is a 29 item self-report, clinical profiles based symptom inventory that measures five concussion clinical profiles: 1) anxiety/mood, 2)cognitive/fatigue, 3) migraine, 4) ocular, 5) vestibular; and two modifying factors sleep and cervical. Participants indicate on a scale of 0 (none) to 3 (severe) the level of symptom severity for each item. The CP screen yields an average factor and modifier scores, with higher scores indicative of worse symptom severity, score range is 0-87.