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Assessing the Effects of Photobiomodulation on Clinical Recovery From Concussion in Adolescents
Led by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Updated on 2025-07-20
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
102 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
T
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Lead Sponsor
T
TIRR/Mission Connect
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to compare effects of Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMt) to standard of care in adolescent athletes at risk for delayed recovery from subacute sports concussion, to substantiate the impact of subacute PBMt over time on functional and structural connectivity of the brain using advanced MRI sequences and to correlate the psychological and behavioral outcomes to neuroimaging findings
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Assessing the Effects of Photobiomodulation on Clinical Recovery From Concussion in Adolescents
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Current participation in a school- or club-sponsored sport (contact or non-contact)
- Access to wireless internet service at home
- Diagnosis of sports-related concussion by a licensed healthcare provider, 3-7 days from the concussive injury at enrollment
- At risk for prolonged recovery based on cognitive testing and symptom reporting
You will not qualify if you...
- Acute neurologic deterioration with Glasgow Coma Scale less than 13
- Neurosurgical intervention
- Abnormal CT scan
- Severe extracranial injury
- Pre-existing conditions affecting concussion effects (e.g., epilepsy, schizophrenia, bipolar illness, mental deficiency, prior hospitalization for TBI)
- Substance dependence
- Inability to speak fluent English
- Use of benzodiazepines, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers, stimulants, opioids, sleep aids, or other neuropsychiatric medications
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
S
Summer Ott, PsyD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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