Tele-Rehabilitation to Improve Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery and Reduce Subsequent Injury Risk

Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the feasibility, utility, and efficacy of a smartphone-based assessment battery and remotely administered virtual Neuromuscular/Dual-Task (vNDT) intervention among healthy U.S. military service members and physically active young adults with a recent concussion.

Conditions

Brain Concussion

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the feasibility, utility, and efficacy of a smartphone-based assessment battery and remotely administered virtual Neuromuscular/Dual-Task (vNDT) intervention among healthy U.S. military service members and physically active young adults with a recent concussion.

Tele-Rehabilitation to Improve Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery and Reduce Subsequent Injury Risk

Tele-Rehabilitation to Improve Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery and Reduce Subsequent Injury Risk

Condition
Brain Concussion
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Aurora

University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

Fort Sam Houston

Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78236

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * 18-40 years of age at the time of enrollment
  • * Mild TBI or concussion diagnosis by a physician
  • * Confirmed MTBI diagnosis via VA/DOD guidelines at time of enrollment
  • * Participation in regular physical activity prior to injury (confirmed via the Global Physical Activity Questionnaire \[GPAQ\]) (Cleland et al., 2014; Keating et al., 2019)
  • * Access to a smartphone for app download
  • * Moderate or severe TBI
  • * Pre-injury neurological disorder
  • * Abnormal brain imaging findings (if performed as a part of routine care)
  • * Previous TBI (mild/moderate/severe) \<12 months prior to enrollment other than the current injury for which they are being seen

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Colorado, Denver,

David R Howell, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2025-04-30