Exercise for Concussion Recovery in Collegiate Athletes
This study is looking at how different intensities of treadmill walking can help collegiate athletes recover from a concussion. Researchers want to see if prescribed exercise, specifically treadmill walking, can reduce pain-related fear and other symptoms, and how quickly athletes become symptom-free. You might be able to join if you are a collegiate athlete between 18 and 25 years old, have recently had a concussion, and are currently experiencing symptoms. You would be randomly assigned to either a light or moderate intensity treadmill walking group. The study aims to understand if exercise, and its intensity, can improve recovery after a concussion.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 46 collegiate athletes. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: light intensity or moderate intensity treadmill walking.
- What's involved
- You would start treadmill walking 48 hours after your concussion diagnosis, exercising 5 times per week until you report being symptom-free. You will also complete questionnaires about your symptoms and fear every other day until you are symptom-free.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- You will be followed until you report being symptom-free, which can range from 0 to 203 days.
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The Influence of Prescribed Exercise on Pain Related Fear Following Concussion in Collegiate Athletes
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Where it's being run
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What this trial measures
- The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-17 (TSK-17)48 hours after concussion diagnosis and then every other day until participant reports symptom free which takes, on median, 6 days with a range of 0-203 days at the research site.
A measure of fear beliefs associated with exercise, movement, and re-injury. Minimum score of 17, Maximum 68. Higher scores indicate worse kinesiophobia.
- Athlete Fear Avoidance Questionnaire (AFAQ)48 hours after concussion diagnosis and then every other day until participant reports symptom free which takes, on median, 6 days with a range of 0-203 days at the research site.
A measure of fear avoidance specifically designed for injured athletes. Minimum score of 10, Maximum score of 50. Higher scores indicate higher levels of fear-avoidance.
- Revised Head Injury Scale (HIS-r)48 hours after concussion diagnosis and then every single day until participant reports symptom free which takes, on median, 6 days with a range of 0-203 days at the research site.
A measure of 22 concussion related symptoms and their associated duration and severity over the previous 24 hours. Minimum duration of 1 and a maximum duration of 132. Minimum severity of 0 and maximum severity of 132. Higher levels of symptom count, duration, and severity indicate worse symptomology.
- Days until symptom-freeDepends on individual injury characteristics but has a median of 6 days, range of 0-203 days at the research site.
The time it takes, in days, for a participant to report symptom free.