Study on Dietary and Nutritional Treatments to Improve Symptoms After Persistent Concussions

What this Trial Is About

Concussions affect many people, with 10-15% of adults experiencing symptoms that last weeks or months. Researchers are evaluating the effects of dietary and nutritional interventions on physical, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional symptoms in patients with persistent post-concussive symptoms. This randomized controlled trial compares three groups to understand the impact of diet and supplements alongside physiotherapy in New Brunswick, Canada. Participants are assigned to one of three groups Group A receives dietary counseling with four dietitian consultations over eight weeks plus omega-3, vitamin D, and creatine supplements alongside physiotherapy. Group B takes the same supplements prescribed by their doctor and receives physiotherapy. The control group receives only physiotherapy treatments weekly for eight weeks. The study uses this design to determine the separate and combined effects of dietetic treatment and supplements. Participants complete a questionnaire assessing their symptoms at their first physiotherapy session and again at 2, 4, and 8 weeks after starting treatment. Researchers also monitor changes in post-concussive symptom severity, balance, and vestibular ocular motor function from baseline through week 8. This study helps measure whether dietary and nutritional interventions influence recovery alongside standard physiotherapy care.

Evaluation of the Impact of a Dietary and Nutritional Intervention on Persistent Post-concussive Symptoms