Health Outcomes for Acute Concussion

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-06-18

Study Completion Date

2020-06-30

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of this prospective observational trial is to validate the Brain Gauge device as an objective tool for concussion assessment and treatment in order to determine if a method that has proven successful in 18-22 year old collegiate student-athletes will be applicable for military personnel. Overall aims of the study include:

1. Demonstration that the Brain Gauge can objectively measure concussion in this population and thus improve concussion identification and coding.
2. Demonstration of stronger screening for and tracking of acute concussion and documentation of concussion diagnoses, including improved tracking of recovery and greater adherence to DOD/VA Clinical Practice Guidelines for acute concussion.

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Detailed Description

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The primary purpose of this prospective observational trial is to validate the Brain Gauge device as an objective tool for concussion assessment and treatment in order to determine if a method that has proven successful in 18-22 year old collegiate student-athletes will be applicable for military personnel. Overall aims of the study include: Demonstration that the Brain Gauge can objectively measure concussion in this population and thus improve concussion identification and coding; Demonstration of stronger screening for and tracking of acute concussion and documentation of concussion diagnoses, including improved tracking of recovery and greater adherence to DOD/VA Clinical Practice Guidelines for acute concussion.

A retrospective cohort of 300 anonymized patients from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center will be used as historical controls to assess diagnosis and recovery patterns, while a comparison cohort of 100 healthy active duty members from Fort Bragg, NC, will be used as uninjured controls to establish baseline Brain Gauge metrics in this population.

For the prospective cohort, all participants will receive comprehensive standard of care medical assessment and treatment as determined by their clinical team and as appropriate to their injury and course of recovery. In addition to standard assessments, participants will complete the Brain Gauge assessments at home or in the clinic at selected time points from initial assessment through 90 days post-study entry. The Brain Gauge system is designed for use by the patient at home and is easily incorporated in a remote, tele-health based patient monitoring system.

Data will be analyzed for compliance with current military Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for mTBI, both with the use of the Brain Gauge system and prior to its implementation. Objective cortical neurofunctional measures from the Brain Gauge instrument will be compared to standardized clinical measures.

Conditions

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Brain Injury, Acute

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Retrospective

retrospective review of 300 records of patients following concussive diagnosis to track recovery and adherence to progressive return to activity recommendations.

No interventions assigned to this group

Prospective

300 prospective patients enrolled following concussive diagnosis to track recovery, clinical diagnosis and brain gauge performance.

Brain Gauge Prospective and Healthy Control

Intervention Type DEVICE

The Brain Gauge is a brain health assessment system that takes advantage of the well-documented relationship between the sensory nerves in the fingers and the projection of those nerves to corresponding regions in the brain. The system is composed of a test device (the Brain Gauge) that uses novel fingertip vibration patterns to probe cortical complexity and utilize that complexity to gain more sensitive and specific detection of compromised neural function.

Control Group

75-100 Healthy Controls recruited by Fort Bragg to assess performance in a healthy population for brain gauge performance.

Brain Gauge Prospective and Healthy Control

Intervention Type DEVICE

The Brain Gauge is a brain health assessment system that takes advantage of the well-documented relationship between the sensory nerves in the fingers and the projection of those nerves to corresponding regions in the brain. The system is composed of a test device (the Brain Gauge) that uses novel fingertip vibration patterns to probe cortical complexity and utilize that complexity to gain more sensitive and specific detection of compromised neural function.

Interventions

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Brain Gauge Prospective and Healthy Control

The Brain Gauge is a brain health assessment system that takes advantage of the well-documented relationship between the sensory nerves in the fingers and the projection of those nerves to corresponding regions in the brain. The system is composed of a test device (the Brain Gauge) that uses novel fingertip vibration patterns to probe cortical complexity and utilize that complexity to gain more sensitive and specific detection of compromised neural function.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Active duty military aged 18-60 stationed within local catchment area.
* Confirmed concussion within the last 72 hours

Exclusion Criteria

* a sensory, motor or central neurological disorder such as seizures, ADD/ADHD, autism or neuropathy in the hands.
* Subtest test records incomplete for key variables such as symptom report inventories.
* Current MEB in process.
* Pregnant women as there are parts of the Clinical practice guide that cannot be implemented as a part of standard clinical care due to pregnancy.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No