Preliminary Safety and Efficacy of Head and Neck Cooling Therapy After Concussion in Adolescent Athletes: A Randomized Pilot Trial.
Clin J Sport Med
; 32(4): 341-347, 2022 07 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine the safety and efficacy of head and neck cooling when applied up to 8 days after concussion among adolescent athletes.DESIGN:
A randomized nonblinded pilot trial.SETTING:
Sports Medicine Clinic in a tertiary hospital. PATIENTS Adolescent athletes aged 12 to 17 years diagnosed with a concussion within 1 week of injury. INTERVENTIONS AND MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The control group (n = 27) received standard treatment (short term brain rest), whereas the treatment group (n = 28) received standard treatment and head and neck cooling. Head and neck cooling treatment was applied to patients at the postinjury assessment visit and at 72 hours post-injury. The SCAT5 (Sport Concussion Assessment Tool) total symptom severity score was collected at postinjury assessment visit, pre- and post-treatment at 72 hours, and at 10 days, and 4 weeks post-treatment.RESULTS:
Athletes who received head and neck cooling had a faster symptom recovery ( P = 0.003) and experienced significant reduction in symptom severity scores after treatment ( P < 0.001). Sport type and gender did not influence the treatment outcome ( P = 0.447 and 0.940, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
This pilot study demonstrates feasibility of head and neck cooling for the management of acute concussion in adolescent athletes.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Traumatismos em Atletas
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Esportes
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Concussão Encefálica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article