Open AccessNeurotracker as a potential mean of active rehabilitation in children with atypical mild traumatic brain injury recovery: A pilot safety study
Author(s) -
CorbinBerrigan LaurieAnn,
Faubert Jocelyn,
Gag Isabelle
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
translational sports medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2573-8488
DOI - 10.1002/tsm2.132
Subject(s) - traumatic brain injury , concussion , medicine , tolerability , rehabilitation , physical therapy , regimen , physical medicine and rehabilitation , injury prevention , poison control , adverse effect , emergency medicine , psychiatry , surgery
The main objective of this research was to determine the safety of using three‐dimensional multiple object tracking (3D‐MOT) with children who experience delayed recovery after sustaining a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Nine youth aged 12 to 17 years old who visited the Montreal Children's Hospital's Trauma Center Concussion Clinic and were experiencing delayed recovery after sustaining a mTBI and being followed by a multimodal approach to mTBI management were recruited. Children were trained over six visits using 3D‐MOT, every 2 to 7 days. Each visit consisted of 3 reaction time calculations on the task, as well as symptom reporting. In addition, at visit 1 and 6, clinical measures specific to mTBI management were administered. Primary outcome measures included safety of a 3D‐MOT training regimen. Safety was measured through reporting of adverse events, and tolerability was assessed through protocol deviations and adherence. Results demonstrate that symptomatic children after mTBI can safely perform a 3D‐MOT training regimen.