Multidimensional Sleep Health Intervention to Optimize Concussion Recovery

Conditions studied

Concussion (Diagnosis), Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Treatment, Sleep Health, Depression, Anxiety

About this study

Following adolescent concussion, poor sleep health is common and relates to the development of persisting post-concussion symptoms, and uninjured adolescents (independent of concussion) also commonly experience sleep insufficiency. Given the sparse guidance that exists for clinicians to provide evidence-based sleep health recommendations for adolescents with a concussion, the primary objectives of this prospective randomized clinical trial of adolescents with a recent concussion are to discover if a multidimensional and prescriptive sleep health intervention leads to: 1) faster symptom resolution time, better sleep quality, or longer sleep duration; and 2) improved sleep habits, mental health, or academic engagement, relative to standard-of-care post-concussion sleep health guidance. Findings from this research will provide the basis for more precise sleep health recommendations for adolescents who experience a concussion.

Interventions

• Behavioral: Sleep Intervention — The investigators will randomly assign participants (adolescents with concussion) to a personalized sleep schedule and sleep health recommendation, based on a meeting with an administrator after enrollment and randomization. They will undergo testing prior to the intervention, after the intervention (2 weeks after the initial visit, intervention length=2 weeks), and 6 weeks after intervention completion.

Primary outcomes

• Concussion symptom resolution time (Through study completion, an average of 8 weeks)

Eligibility information

Study locations

• University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado 80045 United States