Detection and Prevention of Concussive Injuries With Smart Technology.
Concussion, Head Injury Trauma
About this trial
This is an interventional screening trial for Concussion focused on measuring Soccer, Concussion, Traumatic Brain Injury, Sports Injury, Head Impact, Concussion Risk Assessment, Modern microelectrical mechanical systems
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Local soccer academy soccer player, Age 7-17,
- Agrees to participate in study, (signed Assent),
- Parent agrees to child's participation in study (signed consent)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any individual who does not agree to participate,
- Any individual whose parent does not agree to having their child participate,
- Individual who is unable or unwilling to wear a sensor
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Trained
Control
Both groups will be shown how to use the Virtual Reality goggles. The Trained group will have the conditioned stimulus (CS, images of opposing players approaching) and the unconditioned stimulus (US, a voice cue to stiffen the neck by the coach) always being delivered with a consistent timing relationship (e.g. a 250 msec delay between the CS and the US), causing the conditioned response (neck stiffening) to emerge. Both groups will also wear our smart head-impact sensor system to measure their response to training.
Both groups will be shown how to use the Virtual Reality goggles. The Control group will also receive the same CS and the same US, but the CS and the US will bear no consistent timing relationship, therefore never causing any CR to emerge. Both groups will also wear our smart head-impact sensor system to measure their response to training.