The TRAIN Study: A Concussion Prevention Strategy in Middle Schools

NCT ID: NCT04841473

Last Updated: 2021-12-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

103 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-05-17

Study Completion Date

2021-10-30

Brief Summary

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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a theory-driven intervention (TRAIN concussion education) to improve parental concussion-related attitudes, beliefs, intentions, confidence in knowledge, and self-efficacy.

Participants: 180 parents of United States middle school aged children whose children have been engaged in organized sports within the past 2 years.

Procedures: The study is a single-blind (participants) randomized control trial. The investigators will randomize eligible parents into two groups: (1) control (standard concussion education); and treatment (standard concussion education AND TRAIN concussion education) to evaluate the effectiveness of the TRAIN concussion education intervention.

Detailed Description

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A convenience sample of participants will be recruited from parents of United States middle school aged children whose children have been engaged in organized sports within the past 2 years. Interested parents will contact study stuff, who will ensure eligibility criteria are met.

Upon this, and completing the written informed consent process, participants will be assigned a unique identifier and randomized (simple) without replacement to one of the two study arms (control vs. treatment), using a predetermined random number generator in Excel.

Participants in the control group will receive standard concussion education materials focused on concussion prevention in youth sport. Participants in the treatment group will receive the same standard concussion education materials AND the TRAIN concussion education module. The TRAIN education module is grounded in a theoretical structure inclusive of the original intervention tenants of the Popular Opinion Leader (POL) and Diffusion of Innovations frameworks, and within the context of the socioecological model.

Participants will complete a self-administered online pre-test survey, which includes assessments of concussion-related attitudes, beliefs, intentions, confidence in knowledge, and self-efficacy. After completion of the pre-test survey, participants will complete their assigned intervention (TRAIN concussion education module + standard concussion education materials versus standard concussion education materials only).

Upon completion of their assigned intervention, participants will complete the online survey again to obtain post-test measures (post-test survey). Participants will also be scheduled to complete individual semi-structured interviews.

Conditions

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Concussion, Brain

Keywords

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Concussion Prevention Management

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Standard Concussion Education

Participants will receive standard concussion education materials (online training) focused on concussion prevention in youth sport.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard Concussion Education

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive a standard concussion education module.

TRAIN Concussion Education

After receiving the standard concussion education materials (online training), participants will receive an additional module, the TRAIN concussion education module.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TRAIN Concussion Education

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive the TRAIN concussion education module.

Interventions

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TRAIN Concussion Education

Participants will receive the TRAIN concussion education module.

Intervention Type OTHER

Standard Concussion Education

Participants will receive a standard concussion education module.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adult with a child/children enrolled in a United States middle school
* Adult whose child has participated in organized sports in the past 2 years

Exclusion Criteria

• Adult without a child/children enrolled in a United States middle school
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Zachary Kerr, PhD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Locations

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University of North Carolina Injury Prevention Research Center

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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21-0314

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id