Dual-Task Exercise for Concussions

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Research Sponsored by University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Male and female adults aged 18-40 years

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 45 days

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test a 14-day exercise program on app to help young adults with mild traumatic brain injury improve cognition and movement.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults aged 18-40 who've had a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) in the past 3 months to 2 years. It's open to student athletes, Veterans, and ethnic minorities who understand the study and can do all activities. People with other serious medical conditions, psychiatric issues, substance abuse problems, learning disorders or ADHD are not eligible.

What is being tested?

The trial tests a mobile app called Uplode that guides users through a virtual dual-task walking exercise program named BraW-Day for two weeks. The goal is to see if it helps improve cognition, sensorimotor functions, and other areas affected by mTBI.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves physical exercise and cognitive tasks using an app, potential side effects may include typical exercise-related discomforts such as muscle soreness or fatigue.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 18 and 40 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 45 days

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~45 days

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 45 days for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives

Acceptability, feasibility of the BraW-Day program on Uplode app

Change in cognitive function from baseline at 15 days (Post-intervention) and 45 days (1-month post-intervention)

Change in psychosocial function from baseline at 15 days (Post-intervention) and 45 days (1-month post-intervention)

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Secondary study objectives

Change in salivary exosomal microRNA from baseline at 15 days (Post-intervention) and 45 days (1-month post-intervention)

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The intervention group will be asked to visit the UNLV study site three times to evaluate baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and at 1-month post-intervention (T3) for functional assessments and saliva collection. Each participant will complete the BraW-Day program between baseline (T1) and post-intervention (T2). The program consists of 15-minute-long daily cognitive-walking tasks for 14 consecutive days. The program will be delivered on the Uplode mobile app. Each participant will be asked to perform three different 5-minute-long cognitive tasks (e.g., subtracting numbers or remembering long phrases) and one physical task (tandem walking or 8-shape walking) either indoors or outdoors at the same time for 15 minutes every day, which they will repeat daily for the next 13 days (2 weeks in total).

Group II: Wait-list ControlActive Control1 Intervention

The wait-list control group will be will be asked to visit the UNLV study site four times to evaluate pre-baseline (T0), baseline (T1), post-intervention (T2), and at 1-month post-intervention (T3) for functional assessments and saliva collection. Each participant will complete the BraW-Day program between baseline (T1) and post-intervention (T2). The program consists of 15-minute-long daily cognitive-walking tasks for 14 consecutive days. The program will be delivered on the Uplode mobile app. Each participant will be asked to perform three different 5-minute-long cognitive tasks (e.g., subtracting numbers or remembering long phrases) and one physical task (tandem walking or 8-shape walking) either indoors or outdoors at the same time for 15 minutes every day, which they will repeat daily for the next 13 days (2 weeks in total).

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