A Evaluation Of Biomarkers Associated With Sports Induced Concussions In College Student Athletes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

265 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-11-30

Study Completion Date

2015-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to study the biomarkers in subjects before and after sports-induced traumatic brain injury. The assay will be studied in a sample population of subjects over the age of 18 participating in college sports.

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Detailed Description

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Concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a condition that affects hundreds of thousands of patients worldwide. It is a biomechanically induced neurological injury, resulting in an alteration of mental status, such as confusion or amnesia, which may or may not involve a loss of consciousness. Concussion affects about 1.6 million to 3.8 million athletes yearly, most commonly in contact sports such as American football and boxing. Early clinical effects of concussion include but are not limited to behavioral changes, impairments of memory and attention, headache, unsteadiness, and rarely, catastrophic severe brain injury (sometimes described as second impact syndrome). More recently, the consequences of repetitive mTBI from multiple concussions in a sports setting are becoming evident. Repeated concussions have been associated with greater severity of symptoms, with longer recovery time, and chronically with earlier onset of age-related memory disturbances and dementia. As a result and in contradistinction to the decades-earlier perception that these injuries were benign, sports medicine professionals are now increasingly being instructed to recognize and manage concussions as soon as they occur. "Understanding the neurobiology of concussion will lead to development and validation of physiological biomarkers of this common injury." These biomarkers (e.g., laboratory tests, imaging, electrophysiology) will then allow for improved detection, better functional assessment and evidence-based return to play recommendations.

Conditions

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Traumatic Brain Injury Sports Concussion Sports Injury

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Sports induced concussion

Exposure to sports induced concussion

Banyan Biomarkers

Intervention Type OTHER

Biomarkers to detect specific proteins.

Routine Athletic Exertion

Exposure to routine athletic exertion (non-concussion control)

Banyan Biomarkers

Intervention Type OTHER

Biomarkers to detect specific proteins.

Other Non-Penetrating Trauma to the Head

Exposure to other non-penetrating trauma to the head that is witnessed or self-reported

Banyan Biomarkers

Intervention Type OTHER

Biomarkers to detect specific proteins.

Interventions

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Banyan Biomarkers

Biomarkers to detect specific proteins.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* The subject is a University of Florida student athlete on a team participating in the study
* The Subject is at least 18 years of age at screening (has had their 18th birthday)
* The Subject is willing to undergo the Informed Consent process prior to enrollment into this study.
* It is the Principal Investigator's opinion that based on the knowledge of the Subject that the Subject is an appropriate candidate for the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Participating in another clinical study that may affect the results of either study.
* Venipuncture not feasible (i.e. skin integrity compromised at the venipuncture sites, blood vessel calcification.
* Not available for the end of season follow-up visit.
* The Subject is otherwise determined by the Investigator to be medically unsuitable for participation in this study.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes