" Acute Brain Changes After Repetitive Headers in Soccer and the Effects of a Protective Device "
NCT ID: NCT04426188
Last Updated: 2021-03-29
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
21 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2020-06-04
2021-01-15
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Without mouthguard
Heading series without mouthguard from machine-projected soccer balls at standardized speeds
Heading series
10 headers from machine-projected soccer balls at standardized speeds
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Brain MRI before and after a series
Cognitive computerized assessment
Cognitive evaluation carried out with two computerized tools
Electrophysiological records
Electrophysiological recording of Motor Evoked Potentials consisting of the application of transcranial magnetic stimulations (TMS) and the collection of muscle activity by electromyogram (EMG)
Dynamometer
Measure of the strength of the neck muscles using a dynamometer
With mouthguard
Heading series with mouthguard from machine-projected soccer balls at standardized speeds
Heading series
10 headers from machine-projected soccer balls at standardized speeds
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Brain MRI before and after a series
Cognitive computerized assessment
Cognitive evaluation carried out with two computerized tools
Electrophysiological records
Electrophysiological recording of Motor Evoked Potentials consisting of the application of transcranial magnetic stimulations (TMS) and the collection of muscle activity by electromyogram (EMG)
Dynamometer
Measure of the strength of the neck muscles using a dynamometer
Interventions
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Heading series
10 headers from machine-projected soccer balls at standardized speeds
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Brain MRI before and after a series
Cognitive computerized assessment
Cognitive evaluation carried out with two computerized tools
Electrophysiological records
Electrophysiological recording of Motor Evoked Potentials consisting of the application of transcranial magnetic stimulations (TMS) and the collection of muscle activity by electromyogram (EMG)
Dynamometer
Measure of the strength of the neck muscles using a dynamometer
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Taking drugs targeting the central nervous system
* Any unhealed injury
* History of head trauma, or other notion of central nervous system injury
* History of severe high blood pressure, diabetes, chronic cardiovascular pathology, progressive or debilitating disease
* Family history of epilepsy
* Contraindication to MRI: head circumference\> 60 - Claustrophobia - Pacemaker, Implantable Neurostimulation, Implantable Defibrillator - Cochlear Implants - Ocular or cerebral ferromagnetic foreign body - refusal to be informed of an anomaly detected with MRI
* Individuals under legal protection or unable of giving their informed consent
18 Years
25 Years
MALE
Yes
Sponsors
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University Hospital, Bordeaux
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Hélène CASSOUDESALLE
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University Hospital, Bordeaux
Locations
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CHU de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, , France
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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CHUBX 2019/45
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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