Research Evaluating Sports ConcUssion Events - Rapid Assessment of Concussion and Evidence for Return
NCT ID: NCT03844282
Last Updated: 2023-12-12
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
103 participants
OBSERVATIONAL
2018-11-09
2022-12-31
Brief Summary
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The RESCUE-RACER programme evaluates motorsports competitors at baseline (CArBON) and post-injury (CARS). The CArBON study (Competitor Assessment at Baseline; Ocular, Neuroscientific) collects a battery of neuroscientific data in a baseline assessment. The CARS study (Concussion Assessment and Return to motorSport), repeats the CArBON battery throughout the recovery period in competitors who sustain a potentially concussive event during motorsport.
The primary outcome of the RESCUE-RACER programme is to establish the natural history of concussive symptoms and signs in motorsport competitors using a comprehensive neuroscientific battery. The standard clinical assessment of concussive symptoms will be correlated with objective clinical scoring, in addition to neurocognitive and neuropsychological assessments. Advanced brain imaging with MRI will be used to further characterize head injuries in motorsport. Finally, salivary biomarkers will be collected to monitor the measurable biological effects of a potentially concussive event immediately following injury and through recuperation in the recovery period.
The secondary outcome is investigation of a novel diagnostic tool for concussion, in the form of a 3D head-mounted display and eye tracking system capable of assessing ocular, vestibular and reaction time (OVRT) functions (the I-PAS device, now re-named Dx 100).
The results of RESCUE-RACER will form an evidence base for medical decision-making track side after a potentially-concussive incident and will advise on clinic management of motorsports concussion, including the important 'return-to-race' decision.
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Study Design
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PROSPECTIVE
Study Groups
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CArBON (baseline)
The RESCUE-RACER programme is formed of two studies; baseline (CArBON) and one post-injury (CARS). At baseline the larger CArBON study involves completion of a thorough single baseline neuroscientific assessment of healthy motorsport competitors including clinical, neuropsychological, neurocognitive, biomarker and vestibulo-ocular assessments, in addition to MRI of the brain.
Clinical assessment (SCAT5)
The SCAT5 is a standardized tool for evaluating sports-related concussions designed for use by physicians and licensed healthcare professionals in patients aged 13 years and above. It is a ten minute paper-based assessment which includes immediate and office/off-field assessments. SCAT5 incorporates the Maddocks' questions, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), cervical spine assessment and symptom evaluation, in addition to cognitive and neurological screening.
ImPACT
ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) is a neurocognitive assessment administered online or using desktop software in a controlled environment. ImPACT has two components: baseline testing and post-injury testing, both of which are used to determine if a patient can safely return to sporting activity post-concussion.
CANTAB
Originally developed at the University of Cambridge, the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) platform includes highly sensitive, precise and objective measures of cognitive function, correlated to neural networks. These tests have demonstrated sensitivity to detecting changes in neuropsychological performance and include tests of working memory, learning and executive function; visual, verbal and episodic memory; attention, information processing and reaction time; social and emotion recognition, decision making and response control.
The CANTAB touchscreen battery (www.camcog.com) will be utilised to perform neuropsychological assessments within RESCUE-RACER, whose study-specific protocol may include assessments of: Spatial Working Memory (working memory and strategy), Reaction Time (processing and psychomotor speed), Paired Associated Learning and the Multi-Tasking Test.
I-PAS/Dx100
I-PAS™ (now re-named Dx 100) is a portable, head-mounted, neural functional assessment tool. With its integrated clinical eye tracking and digital display, the FDA has cleared (K171884) fourteen tests and an unmatched list of variables for clinical use for a variety of conditions. This utility of this device will be investigated for motorsport-related concussion.
Saliva sample
Micro RNA's (miRNA's) are easily measured in saliva and have proven to have both diagnostic and prognostic use in sports-related concussion across the adolescent and adult populations, with levels persisting for some weeks after the concussive event. RESCUE-RACER will collect saliva samples for analysis of biomarkers of concussion, which may include miRNA and other markers of injury.
fMRI
RESCUE-RACER participants will be invited to complete a functional MRI scan, whose 90-minute protocol may include: multi-parametric mapping (MPM), susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI), diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), proton spectroscopy and functional MRI (fMRI) with blood oxygenation-level dependent contrast (BOLD), completed at 7T (Tesla), or 3T if this is not possible.
CARS (exposure to a potentially concussive event)
The RESCUE-RACER programme has a single post-injury study; after involvement in a potentially concussive event sustained during motorsport, CARS serially repeats the CArBON assessment battery in the immediate post-concussion recovery period. CARS participants will under-go post-exposure neuroscientific assessments immediately after injury and then at one, two and three weeks post-injury. If symptoms persist beyond this time, a further two assessments at monthly intervals will be offered.
Clinical assessment (SCAT5)
The SCAT5 is a standardized tool for evaluating sports-related concussions designed for use by physicians and licensed healthcare professionals in patients aged 13 years and above. It is a ten minute paper-based assessment which includes immediate and office/off-field assessments. SCAT5 incorporates the Maddocks' questions, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), cervical spine assessment and symptom evaluation, in addition to cognitive and neurological screening.
ImPACT
ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) is a neurocognitive assessment administered online or using desktop software in a controlled environment. ImPACT has two components: baseline testing and post-injury testing, both of which are used to determine if a patient can safely return to sporting activity post-concussion.
CANTAB
Originally developed at the University of Cambridge, the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) platform includes highly sensitive, precise and objective measures of cognitive function, correlated to neural networks. These tests have demonstrated sensitivity to detecting changes in neuropsychological performance and include tests of working memory, learning and executive function; visual, verbal and episodic memory; attention, information processing and reaction time; social and emotion recognition, decision making and response control.
The CANTAB touchscreen battery (www.camcog.com) will be utilised to perform neuropsychological assessments within RESCUE-RACER, whose study-specific protocol may include assessments of: Spatial Working Memory (working memory and strategy), Reaction Time (processing and psychomotor speed), Paired Associated Learning and the Multi-Tasking Test.
I-PAS/Dx100
I-PAS™ (now re-named Dx 100) is a portable, head-mounted, neural functional assessment tool. With its integrated clinical eye tracking and digital display, the FDA has cleared (K171884) fourteen tests and an unmatched list of variables for clinical use for a variety of conditions. This utility of this device will be investigated for motorsport-related concussion.
Saliva sample
Micro RNA's (miRNA's) are easily measured in saliva and have proven to have both diagnostic and prognostic use in sports-related concussion across the adolescent and adult populations, with levels persisting for some weeks after the concussive event. RESCUE-RACER will collect saliva samples for analysis of biomarkers of concussion, which may include miRNA and other markers of injury.
fMRI
RESCUE-RACER participants will be invited to complete a functional MRI scan, whose 90-minute protocol may include: multi-parametric mapping (MPM), susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI), diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), proton spectroscopy and functional MRI (fMRI) with blood oxygenation-level dependent contrast (BOLD), completed at 7T (Tesla), or 3T if this is not possible.
Interventions
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Clinical assessment (SCAT5)
The SCAT5 is a standardized tool for evaluating sports-related concussions designed for use by physicians and licensed healthcare professionals in patients aged 13 years and above. It is a ten minute paper-based assessment which includes immediate and office/off-field assessments. SCAT5 incorporates the Maddocks' questions, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), cervical spine assessment and symptom evaluation, in addition to cognitive and neurological screening.
ImPACT
ImPACT (Immediate Post-Concussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing) is a neurocognitive assessment administered online or using desktop software in a controlled environment. ImPACT has two components: baseline testing and post-injury testing, both of which are used to determine if a patient can safely return to sporting activity post-concussion.
CANTAB
Originally developed at the University of Cambridge, the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) platform includes highly sensitive, precise and objective measures of cognitive function, correlated to neural networks. These tests have demonstrated sensitivity to detecting changes in neuropsychological performance and include tests of working memory, learning and executive function; visual, verbal and episodic memory; attention, information processing and reaction time; social and emotion recognition, decision making and response control.
The CANTAB touchscreen battery (www.camcog.com) will be utilised to perform neuropsychological assessments within RESCUE-RACER, whose study-specific protocol may include assessments of: Spatial Working Memory (working memory and strategy), Reaction Time (processing and psychomotor speed), Paired Associated Learning and the Multi-Tasking Test.
I-PAS/Dx100
I-PAS™ (now re-named Dx 100) is a portable, head-mounted, neural functional assessment tool. With its integrated clinical eye tracking and digital display, the FDA has cleared (K171884) fourteen tests and an unmatched list of variables for clinical use for a variety of conditions. This utility of this device will be investigated for motorsport-related concussion.
Saliva sample
Micro RNA's (miRNA's) are easily measured in saliva and have proven to have both diagnostic and prognostic use in sports-related concussion across the adolescent and adult populations, with levels persisting for some weeks after the concussive event. RESCUE-RACER will collect saliva samples for analysis of biomarkers of concussion, which may include miRNA and other markers of injury.
fMRI
RESCUE-RACER participants will be invited to complete a functional MRI scan, whose 90-minute protocol may include: multi-parametric mapping (MPM), susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI), diffusion weighted imaging (DWI), proton spectroscopy and functional MRI (fMRI) with blood oxygenation-level dependent contrast (BOLD), completed at 7T (Tesla), or 3T if this is not possible.
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
1. Exposure to a potentially concussive event during motorsport activity OR a diagnosis of concussion during motorsport made by an experienced clinician \<3 weeks prior to referral.
2. Mental capacity to consent to study participation
Exclusion Criteria
2. Ongoing injuries so severe as to preclude study enrolment
3. Recent (within the last 4 months) or current involvement in a research study involving administration of trial medication
16 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Global Institute for Motorsport Safety (GIMSS) - Year 1
UNKNOWN
Neurolign Technologies LLC (previously Neuro Kinetics Incorporated, NKI)
UNKNOWN
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS (National Health Service) Foundation Trust
UNKNOWN
Federation Internationale de l'Automobile - Year 2 onwards
UNKNOWN
University of Cambridge
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Responsible Party
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Naomi D Deakin
Study Coordinator
Principal Investigators
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Peter J Hutchinson, MB BS FRCS (Surg Neurol)
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Cambridge
Locations
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Mr Stephen Kelleher
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Countries
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References
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Deakin ND, Suckling J, Hutchinson PJ. Research Evaluating Sports ConcUssion Events-Rapid Assessment of Concussion and Evidence for Return (RESCUE-RACER): a two-year longitudinal observational study of concussion in motorsport. BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med. 2021 Jan 13;7(1):e000879. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000879. eCollection 2021.
Provided Documents
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Document Type: Informed Consent Form
Related Links
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RESCUE-RACER study website
RESCUE-RACER Twitter account
RESCUE-RACER Facebook account
RESCUE-RACER Instagram account
RESCUE-RACER published study protocol
Other Identifiers
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A094577
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id