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Behavioural Intervention

Weighted Compression Vest for Concussion

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Shannon McGuire, BScPT
Research Sponsored by Lawson Health Research Institute
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Diagnosed concussion. Symptoms persistent for more than 3 months. Self-reported balance deficits. Participants have been referred by a physician to the Outpatient ABI team at Parkwood. Participants have been screened by the ABI team and are currently awaiting treatment. No other diagnosed orthopedic injuries or significant health conditions. Able to follow instructions
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up this will take less than 10 minutes to administer. it will be administered twice: once on intervention day 1, and once on intervention day 2 (1 week apart). the outcome measures will be administered in the same sequence each intervention day.
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Study Summary

After a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) people often report balance problems. At Parkwood hospital we have noticed that balance is improved when patients with mTBI wear a weighted compression vest. This follow up pilot study looks at the immediate effects of weighted compression vests on participants with altered balance after mTBI. Participants will be recruited from the Ministry of Health Outpatient Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) Program wait list. Then each participant will perform a series of balance and walking tests under 2 conditions : 1) wearing a weighted compression vest , 2) not wearing a weighted compression vest. It will be randomized whether participants wear the vest on the first or second testing day. Participants will also be asked how confident they are about their balance and how anxious they felt performing the assessments after each testing session. We hypothesize that the weighted compression vest will improve fatigue and anxiety immediately and 24 hours after performing a complex task, and will improve static and dynamic balance, gait variability, and walking speed in patients with mTBI, during the tasks.

Eligible Conditions
  • Concussion

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~this will take less than 10 minutes to administer. it will be administered twice: once on intervention day 1, and once on intervention day 2 (1 week apart). the outcome measures will be administered in the same sequence each intervention day.
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and this will take less than 10 minutes to administer. it will be administered twice: once on intervention day 1, and once on intervention day 2 (1 week apart). the outcome measures will be administered in the same sequence each intervention day. for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance(mCTSIB)
The 10 Metre walk test
The Functional Gait Assessment (FGA)
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Secondary outcome measures
Anxiety Numerical Rating Scale
Fatigue Numerical Rating Scale

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Weighted Compression VestExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Weighted Compression Vest
Group II: ControlActive Control1 Intervention

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Lawson Health Research InstituteLead Sponsor
656 Previous Clinical Trials
413,398 Total Patients Enrolled
Shannon McGuire, BScPTPrincipal InvestigatorLawson Health Research Institute
Laura Graham, MPTPrincipal InvestigatorWestern University

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Balance and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The Effect of a Weighted Compression Vest
2014. "Balance and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: The Effect of a Weighted Compression Vest". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02084329.
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