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CompletedNCT02957461CASVALUpdated May 23, 2019

Validation of Brain Function Assessment Algorithm for mTBI/Concussion in College Athletes

An observational study in Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Concussion, Mild and Concussion, Brain, sponsored by BrainScope Company, Inc.. Completed at 8 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-05-23.

Sponsored by BrainScope Company, Inc. · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
420
Ages
18 Years to 25 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is Part 1 of data collection from 18-25 years old subject population for validation of previously derived algorithms. This data will be combined with that collected under NCT03671083 (Part 2 with subject age range 13-25 years) for the final analyses of validation of the algorithms.

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EEG, neurocognitive performance and clinical data will be collected at time of injury (within 3 days) at clinically determined Return to Play (RTP) and 45 days after RTP, for the purpose of independently validating the performance of the algorithms developed in prior studies (NCT02477943, NCT02661633 and NCTXXXXXX). Data collected under this study will be combined with that collected under NCT03671083 for the final analyses of prospective algorithm performance in an independent population ages 13-25 years. Subjects will come from the sports and other populations of concussed individuals. They will be matched with controls i.e. not head injured subjects who will also undergo the same set of tests and the same time intervals as the injured subjects. An additional pool of uninjured (not head injured) subjects will be collected who will be assessed at a single time point.

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Conditions studied

  • Brain Injuries, Traumatic
  • Concussion, Mild
  • Concussion, Brain
  • Concussion, Severe
  • Concussion, Intermediate

Keywords

  • Concussion
  • Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Sport Related Concussion
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In context

Brain Injuries

2,113 studies on the registry are indexed under Brain Injuries; 385 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 420 is above the median of 100 across 690 observational studies indexed under Brain Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

BrainScope Company, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 25 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Approximately 220 male and female student-athletes from participating universities or colleges will be invited to participate.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Time of injury within 72 hours of BrainScope Battery
  2. No evidence of abnormality visible on Computerized Tomography (CT) of the head related to the traumatic event (Note: neuroimaging is not required for enrollment)
  3. No hospital admission due to either head injury or collateral injuries for >24 hours
  4. GCS between 13-15

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Previously enrolled as an Injured or Matched Control subject in the BrainScope Algorithm Development Study
  2. Current CNS active prescription medications taken daily, with the exception of medications being taken for the treatment of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  3. Forehead, scalp or skull abnormalities that prevents headset application or EEG data collection
  4. History of brain surgery or neurological disease
  5. Pregnant women
  6. Do not speak or read English
  7. Loss of consciousness ≥ 20 minutes related to the concussion injury - for injured subjects only
  8. Prior history of concussion in the last year - for Matched Control subjects only
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
420 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Injured and Matched Control Subject Pool

    Injured subjects consist of athletes who are head injured and meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Injured subjects will be tested within 72 hours (3 days) of injury and at specified time points post injury. Matched control subjects will be tested at the same time intervals as the injured subject. BrainScope Battery will be performed at each time point and consists of the following components: brain electrical activity (EEG), neurocognitive performance assessment, ocular motor assessment, and clinical symptoms/assessments.

    Device: BrainScope Ahead 200iD

  • Healthy Volunteer Subject Pool

    This subject pool will consist of uninjured (not head injured) contact and non-contact athletes and will be tested at a single time point. These subjects will perform the same BrainScope Battery as the injured and matched control subjects.

    Device: BrainScope Ahead 200iD

Interventions

  • DeviceBrainScope Ahead 200iD

    The BrainScope Battery evaluation will consist of 4 tests to aid in the assessment of concussion: History, Physical, signs and symptoms (SAC, SCAT3), Electrophysiological Function; Neurocognitive Performance Assessment and Ocular Motor assessment. BrainScope Ahead 200iD device will be used to perform EEG.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Likelihood of being concussed

    Sensitivity and specificity forthe identification of the likelihood of concussion/mTBI at the time of injury using a multi-modal EEG-based Concussion Index (CI)

    Time frame: 6 months for data acquisition, with each patient studied from time of injury to 45 days after RTP

Secondary outcomes

  1. Significance of change over time

    Significant difference in concussion index between time of injury and return to play (RTP)

    Time frame: 6 months for data acquisition, with each patient studied from time of injury to 45 days after RTP

  2. Prediction of prolonged recovery

    Accuracy of prediction of prolonged recovery from injury assessment using a multi-modal EEG-based concussion index

    Time frame: 6 months for data acquisition, with each patient studied from time of injury to 45 days after RTP

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Study locations

8 sites
  • University of Arkansas
    Fayetteville, Arkansas 72701, United States
  • University of Connecticut
    Storrs, Connecticut 06269, United States
  • University of South Florida
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • Michigan State University
    East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
  • University of Rochester Medical Center
    Rochester, New York 14642, United States
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University
    Syracuse, New York 13210, United States
  • University of South Carolina
    Columbia, South Carolina 29208, United States
  • University of Texas - Austin
    Austin, Texas 78712, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 23, 2019, 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
NCT02957461
Lead sponsor
BrainScope Company, Inc.
Collaborators
United States Department of Defense
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 6, 2016
Start date
Feb 3, 2017
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2018
Completion
Mar 2, 2018
Last update
May 23, 2019

Study contacts

Leslie Prichep, Ph.D.
study director · BrainScope Company, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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