The Acute Effect of Boxing on Balance, Neuropsychological, and Visual Functions

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-07-31

Study Completion Date

2017-07-01

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

Prior research has investigated the effect of repetitive head trauma as it relates to physiological and psychological function. Boxing is one particular sport which predisposes athletes to a large amount of head impacts. We plan to assess the effects of a boxing tournament on balance, neuropsychological, and visual functions.

Related Clinical Trials

Explore similar clinical trials based on study characteristics and research focus.

The Role of Hypoxia on Subconcussive Head Impacts

NCT04624152

Trauma, Brain

COMPLETED NA

Use of Resveratrol to Decrease Acute Secondary Brain Injury Following Sports-Related Concussions in Boxers

NCT01321151

Sports Concussion

COMPLETED PHASE1/PHASE2

Comparison Between Different Types of Oxygen Treatment Following Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT00170352

Traumatic Brain Injury

COMPLETED PHASE2

The Use of Anti-oxidants to Reduce Sequela of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) After Blast Exposure

NCT00822263

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

COMPLETED NA

Cerebral Autoregulation, Brain Perfusion, and Neurocognitive Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury

NCT06480838

Traumatic Brain Injury With Loss of Consciousness Brain Injury Traumatic Severe Brain Injury Traumatic Moderate +2 more

RECRUITING

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

This is a prospective, repeated measures cohort study, which is able to make within-subject (pre and post boxing tournament) comparisons on measures of physiologic and behavioral function.

We plan to enroll boxing athletes who are participating in a boxing tournament. Each individual will be assessed on the following tests: balance (dynamic and static balance), vestibular-ocular motor function, neuropsychological function, and symptoms. Additionally, each boxing match will be video recorded and the total number of head impacts they sustain will be documented.

* In order to prospectively assess how a boxing tournament affects balance, neuropsychological, and visual functions from pre-tournament assessments to post-tournament assessments (Specific Aim 1), we plan to test all athletes before competition at the Pan-American games begins (pre-test) and after they have been eliminated from the tournament (post-test).
* In order to measure the associations between the number of head blows sustained during a boxing tournament with balance, neuropsychological, visual, and symptom deficits, we will also use a video camera to record each match and count the total number of hits to the head.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Craniocerebral Trauma

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Boxers

Individuals who participate in a boxing tournament will be tested on balance, neuropsychological, and visual functions before and after the tournament.

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

1. Participation in boxing at a pre-specified tournament
2. Medically cleared to participate in the tournament, as determined by the attending medical staff

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any pre-existing neurological disorder, including but not limited to stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, any movement disorder, and cerebral palsy.
2. Any currently active psychiatric condition, including specifically major depression, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. A history of a psychiatric condition but no ongoing psychiatric episode (e.g. not currently undergoing treatment for a major depressive episode) would not be an exclusion.
3. Any unstable medical condition

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes