RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07082218

Multidimensional Sleep Health Intervention to Optimize Concussion Recovery

Multidimensional Sleep Health Intervention to Optimize Concussion Recovery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Sponsor

University of Colorado, Denver

Enrollment

54 participants

Start Date

Sep 1, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

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

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 10 YearsMax Age: 19 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

Participants will be symptomatic at the time of enrollment (Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory \[PCSI\] score ≥9)
Diagnosed with a concussion by a healthcare provider using the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine diagnostic criteria
-19 years of age (aligned with World Health Organization definition of 'adolescent')

Exclusion Criteria1

History of treatment for pre-concussion sleep-related disorders

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALSleep 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.