Interactive Training in Sports Concussion Prevention and Management

Concussion Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effectiveness of a Web-Based Resource in Improving Post-Concussion Management in High Schools

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01978795
• Other study ID #: HD056610
• Secondary ID: R44HD056610
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: October 23, 2013
• Last updated: November 6, 2013
• Start date: August 2011
• Est. completion date: February 2012

Study information

• Verified date: October 2013
• Source: Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study evaluated Brain 101: The Concussion Play book, an intervention that provides education and resources on concussion management for high schools. The study hypotheses were that athletes and parents who viewed the Brain 101 program would demonstrate increased knowledge and self efficacy in concussion management, and that use of the intervention would positively affect school concussion management practices.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 25
• Est. completion date: February 2012
• Est. primary completion date: November 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria for participating schools:

• athletic trainer (AT) on staff or contracted by school for services

• school access to a high-speed internet connection

• agreement to expose all students participating in fall sports to the training.

Exclusion Criteria:

• didn't meet inclusion criteria

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Concussion

Intervention

Other:
• Brain 101 website
Brain 101: The Concussion Play book is a web-based, stand-alone guide for school leaders on effective policies and practices in concussion management. Consistent with the literature on effective school-based change efforts, the website offers a comprehensive, school-wide approach to preventing and managing sports concussion, including training for educators, athletics staff, students, and parents. The website presents guidelines for creating a concussion management team (CMT) that meets regularly to support students as they return to academics, extra-curricular activities, and athletics. It also includes information on strategies for supporting students in the classroom following concussion (e.g., designing reduced school schedules, monitoring school performance following concussion).
• Control
At control schools, parents viewed Centers for Disease Control materials on safe teen drivers. Athletes viewed web-based materials about teens staying safe on the job.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Oregon Center for Applied Science	Eugene	Oregon

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Oregon Center for Applied Science, Inc.	Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Implementation of effective concussion management guidelines		3 months post intervention	No
Primary	Change in youth athlete and parent knowledge of effective sports concussion management from before and after intervention exposure		Pre: Participants completed the measure an average of 30 minutes prior to being exposed to the intervention. Post: Participants completed the measure an average of 30 minutes after exposure to the intervention	No
Secondary	Change in youth athlete and parent ratings of self-efficacy in sports concussion management		Pre: Participants completed the measure an average of 30 minutes prior to being exposed to the intervention. Post: Participants completed the measure an average of 30 minutes after exposure to the intervention	No