An observational study in Craniocerebral Trauma, sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-07-11.
Sponsored by Boston Children's Hospital · Observational
Prior research has investigated the effect of repetitive head trauma as it relates to physiological and psychological function. Boxing is one particular sport which predisposes athletes to a large amount of head impacts. We plan to assess the effects of a boxing tournament on balance, neuropsychological, and visual functions.
This is a prospective, repeated measures cohort study, which is able to make within-subject (pre and post boxing tournament) comparisons on measures of physiologic and behavioral function.
We plan to enroll boxing athletes who are participating in a boxing tournament. Each individual will be assessed on the following tests: balance (dynamic and static balance), vestibular-ocular motor function, neuropsychological function, and symptoms. Additionally, each boxing match will be video recorded and the total number of head impacts they sustain will be documented.
253 studies on the registry are indexed under Craniocerebral Trauma; 45 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 61 is below the median of 180 across 108 observational studies indexed under Craniocerebral Trauma.
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Patients will be recruited from those who are participating at a boxing tournament.
Exclusion Criteria:
Individuals who participate in a boxing tournament will be tested on balance, neuropsychological, and visual functions before and after the tournament.
Balance Control
Pre-tournament and post-tournament assessment of balance
Time frame: 1 week
Neuropsychological function
Pre-tournament and post-tournament assessment of neuropsychological function
Time frame: 1 week
Visual function
Pre-tournament and post-tournament assessment of visual function
Time frame: 1 week
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Plan to share: No
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