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TerminatedNCT02849002Updated Jul 7, 2023

Un-blinded Data Collection Study of Concussion Using the BrainPulse(TM)

An observational study in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, sponsored by Jan Medical, Inc.. Terminated at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 13 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-07-07.

Sponsored by Jan Medical, Inc. · Observational

Why this study was terminated
Study was stopped at site due to insufficient funding to continue
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
25
Ages
13 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The primary objective of this study is to collect un-blinded BrainPulse recordings from youth and adults that have a confirmed diagnosis of concussion per protocol guidelines in order to improve a concussion detection algorithm previously developed by Jan Medical, Inc. Subjects will be followed for 21 days after the initial injury with BrainPulse recordings to study the subject's recovery process. The symptomatic evaluation, physical examination, and BrainPulse recordings will be entered in a database to assess clinical outcome and device utilization.BrainPulse(TM)

Read the detailed description

Jan Medical is conducting a data collection study with the goal of developing further insight into understanding the signal features within a BrainPulse recording that are only present when the subject has a confirmed concussion. The initial pilot blinded study with Stanford University showed that there is increased energy in the 8-15 Hz range for BrainPulse recordings from adolescent male football players with a confirmed concussion. The current un-blinded study is designed to record the BrainPulse signal from a more diverse subject population to represent patients who have been diagnosed with a concussion in clinic setting. Subjects will include males and females ages 13 and older.

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Conditions studied

  • Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Keywords

  • Concussion
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In context

Brain Injuries

2,113 studies on the registry are indexed under Brain Injuries; 384 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 25 is below the median of 100 across 689 observational studies indexed under Brain Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Jan Medical, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 11 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
13 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Children and adults, ages 13 and older, who are diagnosed with a concussion or mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), typically due to a trauma event such as a fall, sports injury, motor vehicle accident, etc.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Age > 13 years old and not part of any other vulnerable population such as pregnant women.
  2. Suspected or confirmed concussion by medical professional
  3. Not more than 3 days since injury/trauma event
  4. Willing and able to participate in all required study evaluations and allow access to medical testing and records
  5. Signed informed consent/assent, and/or have a legally authorized representative willing to provide informed consent on behalf of the subject.
  6. Demonstrates a minimum of 3 of the following symptoms:

    • Headache
    • Pressure in head
    • Dizziness
    • Neck pain
    • Fatigue/ low energy
    • Nausea or vomiting
    • Irritability
    • Difficulty in concentrating/performing tasks
    • Memory impairment
    • Insomnia
    • Reduced tolerance to stress
    • Sensitivity to light
    • Difficulty balancing
    • Blurred vision
    • Confusion
    • More emotional than usual
    • Sadness
    • Nervous/Anxious
    • Vacant stare
    • Delayed verbal/motor response
    • 'Feeling like in a fog'
    • 'Don't feel right'

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Wound or open laceration on the head in the area of one of the BrainPulse sensors that would impede use of the BrainPulse device
  2. Any serious medical condition that in the opinion of the medical professional would impair ability to provide informed consent/assent or otherwise disqualify a patient from participation
  3. Currently participating in or planning to participate in another clinical study during the course of the current clinical study.
  4. Implantation of any medical device in head (e.g. ventriculoperitoneal shunt)
  5. An alternative diagnosis is made other than concussion
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
25 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Interventional Device

    The BrainPulse is used on a patient's head to non-invasively detect, amplify and capture the brain motion caused by pulsatile blood flow from the cardiac cycle. The BrainPulse consists of a reusable headset that contains the accelerometers used to measure motion caused by pulsatile blood flow. The system is powered by rechargeable battery pack. The headset is placed on the subject's head and outputs data to a data collector that forwards the data to the computer. Each accelerometer has an attached tip that makes contact with the subject's head through hair. The headset also includes a photoplethysmograph (PPG) that simultaneously captures the subject's heart-rate information. There is no energy delivered to the brain or subject by these highly sensitive sensors.

    Device: BrainPulse

Interventions

  • DeviceBrainPulse

    Jan Medical's BrainPulse measures the brain motion caused by pulsatile blood flow from the cardiac cycle, referred to as the BrainPulse signal. The BrainPulse measures skull acceleration in response to the brain motion using an array of sensors placed on the head.

    Also known as: BrainPulse 1100

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of BrainPulse recordings from suspected and confirmed concussed subjects

    collect un-blinded BrainPulse recordings from youth and adults that have a confirmed diagnosis of concussion per protocol guidelines in order to improve a concussion detection algorithm previously developed by Jan Medical, Inc.The primary endpoint is to enroll and record BrainPulse signals from 500 subjects with a suspected concussion. To gather sufficiently diverse data, at least 300 participants will have had a confirmed diagnosis of concussion. The data will be used to improve the algorithm for aiding in the diagnosis of concussion.

    Time frame: Through study completion, expected to be 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Average number of days the signal pattern seen within BrainPulse recordings from confirmed concussed subjects from the initial recording persist over the course of the 21 day follow up period.

    The secondary endpoint is to assess the differences in BrainPulse recordings between the initial visit and each subsequent follow-up visit to better understand the recovery process post concussion.

    Time frame: Through study completion, expected to be 1 year]

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Study locations

1 site
  • Konkussion Inc.
    Woodbridge, Ontario L4L9R6, Canada
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 7, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02849002
Lead sponsor
Jan Medical, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 29, 2016
Start date
Jul 14, 2016
Primary completion
Sep 29, 2016
Completion
Sep 29, 2016
Last update
Jul 7, 2023

Study contacts

Neilank Jha, MD
principal investigator · Konkussion
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