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Filter by:Background: Patients with mild traumatic brain injury can to some extend experience long-term physical, cognitive, social and behavioral deficits, which have serious implications for employment trajectories and financial independence. These deficits have shown to be more pronounced in women. High socio-economic position such as income, level of education and employment status before the accident have shown to affect return to work. But also cohabitation status, ethnicity and health are important factors. Previously studies are typically self-report studies, and are often small and may suffer from selection bias due to patient nonresponse. Aim: The aim of this study is to describe no return to work among patients with mild traumatic brain injury in Denmark and to examine how factors such as age, gender, cohabitation status, socio-economic and pre-injury health factors affect no return to work up to 5 years post-injury. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that most patients with mild traumatic brain injury return to work within work 6 months post-injury, and that patients with mild traumatic brain injury injury receive more social transfer payments compared to the general population. Additionally, we hypothesize that low socio economic position, comorbidities and being single are associated with prolonged no return to work. Methods: The present study is an observational national register-based cohort study with long-term follow up of patients with mild traumatic brain injury from 1st of January 2008 - 31st of December 2012 in Denmark. Patients aged 18-60 years diagnosed with concussion from 1st of January 2003-31st of December 2007 in the national patient register will be included in the study. Data will be retrieved from several national databases, including the DREAM database containing data on social benefits and reimbursements. Primary outcome is no-return to work (nRTW) due to any cause and the following four secondary outcomes are graded and should be regarded as a continuum ranging from health related nRTW, limited nRTW, permanently nRTW and mortality. The results will be published as two separate scientific articles.
This study is part of a larger, multi-centered project done with the collaboration of University Of Victoria. This study holds three separate studies on the mild traumatic brain injured population and the use of perceptual-cognitive training (3D-MOT).
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effects of a cognitive intervention for youth following concussion
Patients who sustain a concussion will undergo a sub-maximal exercise protocol throughout their recovery. Cerebrovascular function, heart rate, and symptom severity, and exercise volume will be monitored throughout.
Introduction: Current guidelines for treating patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) recommend a period of cognitive rest and gradual return to usual activities with avoidance of any activity that exacerbates symptoms. However, recent studies have reported prolonged rest beyond 48 hours might hinder MTBI recovery, and there is limited evidence to suggest following guidelines has a positive impact on prognosis. Given the paucity of effective management strategies to prevent post-concussion syndrome (PCS) and emerging evidence of the benefits of exercise in MTBI patients, there is an urgent need for more research on the effectiveness of an early exercise intervention in the acute MTBI patient population as prevention of PCS. Research Question: Among adult (18-64 years) patients presenting to the ED with a discharge diagnosis of acute MTBI (defined by the Zurich consensus statement), does prescribing light exercise (ie: 30 min daily walking) reduce the proportion of patients with PCS at 30 days, compared to standard discharge instructions? Methods: This will be a randomized controlled trial of adult (18-64 years) patients discharged from an academic ED diagnosed with MTBI occurring within 48 hours of the index ED visit. The intervention group will receive discharge instructions prescribing 30 minutes of light exercise (ie: walking) and the control group will be instructed to gradually return to activities. Discharge instructions will be read by the attending physician or ED nurse. Patients will be provided a printed copy of the discharge instructions. Depending on their preferences, patients will be contacted by email or by telephone to complete the Rivermead Post-Concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ), a validated, 16 item questionnaire. The primary outcome of this study will be the proportion of patients with PCS at 30 days, defined as an increase from baseline of ≥ 3 symptoms on the validated RPQ at 1 month. Secondary outcomes will include change in RPQ from baseline to 72 hours, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days post initial ED visit, number of missed days of school or work and repeat visits to a healthcare provider. To assess compliance with ED discharge instructions, patients will be asked to complete a daily activity journal and will be given fitness tracking devices.
SPECIFIC AIMS While post-concussive symptoms following sports-related concussion are typically transient and resolve spontaneously within two weeks of concussive injury, 14% or more of youth who sustain concussion experience significant morbidity that can persist well beyond the normal disease course.Furthermore, post-concussive symptoms commonly co-occur with affective symptoms including depression and anxiety which when present can prolong recovery from primary post-concussive symptoms. Together, persistent physical and psychological symptoms confer protracted functional impairment and create a significant burden for affected youth, their family, and school. Currently, there are no evidence-based guidelines to inform treatment of persistent post-concussive symptoms in youth and adolescents. In response to the dearth of evidence-based treatment approaches for youth with persistent post-concussive symptoms, the investigators developed a novel collaborative care treatment model that simultaneously targets post-concussive symptoms and co-occurring depression and anxiety. Athletes and their family members receive patient navigator care management services that bridge post-injury care across acute care, specialist and primary care health service delivery sectors, in addition to cognitive behavioral psychotherapy. Patients who remain symptomatic after initial treatment efforts receive stepped-up care that may include psychopharmacologic consultation. The Investigators have demonstrated feasibility of the intervention model through a pilot randomized-control trial of 49 adolescents with persistent post-concussive symptoms recruited from a regional children's hospital. Participants assigned to the intervention condition demonstrated significant and clinically-meaningful reductions in post-concussive and depressive symptoms as well as health-related quality of life as compared to adolescents in the usual care arm of the trial.
Clinical trials have suggested that this device is effective in mitigating changes in brain structure and function in athlete populations. The purpose of the current study is to measure the response of the jugular vein to various pressures applied by a generic compression device across various ages and gender. The relative jugular vein response will be measured using ultrasound.
The purpose of the study is to monitor changes in brain structure and function between the pre-training and post-training, in a population of tactical team members wearing the Device and compared to a similar population not wearing the device. Secondly, the purpose is to determine the protection of the device relative to amount and magnitude of sustained head impacts.
The purpose of the study is to monitor longitudinal changes in brain structure and function between the preseason and postseason, in a population of soccer playing athletes wearing the Device and compared to a similar population not wearing the device. Secondly, the purpose is to determine the protection of the device relative to amount and magnitude of sustained head impacts.
This study utilizes multimodal brain imaging to obtain quantitative biomarkers of brain injury and to improve understanding of the biological basis of brain pathology in adolescents with concussion. Adolescents with a concussion will undergo neuroimaging and neuropsychology assessments acutely and four months after injury.