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Pilot Trial Examining the Impact of Training Related Sub-Concussive Forces On Cognition and Selected Electroencephalogram Measures In Canadian Special Forces Members
Canadian Forces Health Services Centre Ottawa
20 participants
Aug 1, 2022
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Conditions
Summary
This study looks to investigate the cognitive effects associated with intense, military combat training regimens or so-called repetitive sub-concussive forces. Specifically, study participants will undergo cognitive testing in tandem with EEG recordings pre- and post-military training to assess cognition.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria4
- ● Male or female between 18 and 65
- Normal or corrected to normal vision and hearing (Note: If the patient has hearing aids or wears glasses, they are still able to complete the assessment. They will need to remove hearing aids for the Attention \& Concentration and Information Processing test)
- Sit still for 10-15 minutes
- Understand basic instructions of cognitive tests
Exclusion Criteria6
- ● Metal plates under their scalp that cross the midline
- Taking epilepsy medications
- History of neurologic or neuropsychiatric disorder prior to concussion in controls
- Taking psychotropic medications
- History of complete deafness
- Supplements or performance enhancing drugs that can affect brain function
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Interventions
* Attention \& Concentration: * Continuous Visual Memory Test (CVMT): * Flanker Task: * Hayling Test:
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NCT05474066