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Concussion Pen for Concussion

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Andrea Thorne, PT

Research Sponsored by Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 year

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will compare the use of a new concussion-detecting tool (the Concussion Pen) to current clinical concussion care. A total of 20 subjects will be evaluated using both the Concussion Pen and standard clinical care, with the order of evaluation being randomly determined. The goal is to see if the Concussion Pen can help improve concussion detection.

Eligible Conditions

Concussion
Ocular Fixation

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 year

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 year

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Concussion Pen versus Current Clinical Evaluation

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Non-Concussed SubjectsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects with no known history of concussion will be evaluated using current clinical evaluation for a concussion and also using the Concussion Pen.

Group II: Concussed SubjectsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Subjects with known history of concussion will be evaluated using current clinical evaluation and also using the Concussion Pen.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Concussion Pen

2022

N/A

~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas CityLead Sponsor

245 Previous Clinical Trials

935,778 Total Patients Enrolled

Andrea Thorne, PTPrincipal InvestigatorChildren's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any remaining vacancies within this research project?

"Affirmative, information posted on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that this research is actively enrolling patients. The trial was initially announced on July 28th 2022 and has since been modified; it needs to recruit 24 participants from a solitary centre."

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Who has the eligibility to participate in this experiment?

"This trial is recruiting 24 minors with a history of brain concussion ranging from 11 to 18 years old. The qualifications for applicants are as follows: capacity to give verbal assurance or permission (depending on the cognitive age of the patient), representatives legally allowed to provide parental authorization, and English-speaking families. Furthermore, participants must have an evaluation at Children's Mercy clinics either due to concussion symptoms or other diagnoses in order to qualify for this study."

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Is there an upper age limit for potential participants of this trial?

"This research trial is looking for participants aged 11 or older, but under 18 years of age."

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How many individuals have agreed to participate in this research study?

"Yes, according to the information on clinicaltrials.gov, this research project has opened recruitment and is now searching for 24 participants from 1 site. The trial was first announced on July 28th 2022 with a later update occurring on July 29th of that same year."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Concussion Pen Screening Tool

Andrea Thorne 2022. "Concussion Pen Screening Tool". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05432752.