The Influence of Prescribed Exercise on Pain Related Fear Following Concussion in Collegiate Athletes

Part of paid clinical trials in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Sponsor
University of Virginia
Study ID
NCT06246669
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Concussion, Brain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 25 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Treadmill Walking — BEHAVIORAL
    A treadmill will be used for participant to walk on. The frequency of exercise will be 5 times per week until they report symptom-free. The intensity will be determined via random group allocation (RPE of 13 or 9). The type of exercise is treadmill walking. The time of the intervention will depend on the the time it takes an individual to reach a specific caloric expenditure as a function of their weight and treadmill incline. This is based on the most recent American Congress of Sports Medicine's guidelines for estimating gross energy expenditure during common physical activities.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of acute aerobic exercise at two different intensities on psychological measures, symptomology, and time to symptom free in collegiate student athletes with concussion. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does prescribed, acute aerobic exercise influence measures of pain related fear, anxiety, depression, symptoms, and recovery time? * Does the intensity of the exercise prescription also influence the aforementioned outcomes? Participants will be randomly assigned into either a light intensity or moderate intensity aerobic exercise (treadmill walking) group. They will initiate the exercise protocol 48 hours following their concussion diagnosis, and complete exercise sessions 5 times per week until they report symptom-free. Researchers will compare the light intensity group to the moderate intensity group to see if intensity of exercise influences psychological measures of pain related fear, anxiety, depression, symptomology, and time to symptom-free.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 27, 2024
Status verified
Dec 2024
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2025
Completion
Mar 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
46 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Moderate Intensity
    Treadmill walking at a rating of perceived exertion (RPE) of 13.
  • Experimental: Light Intensity
    Treadmill walking at a rating of perceived exertion (RPE) of 9.

Primary Outcome Measure

The Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia-17 (TSK-17) [ Time Frame: 48 hours after concussion diagnosis and then every other day until participant reports symptom free which takes, on median, 6 days with a range of 0-203 days at the research site. ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Virginia Department of KinesiologyCharlottesvilleVirginia22903
Jake Resch, PhD
[email protected]
434-243-6525
Daniel Rosenblum, M.Ed.
[email protected]

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