Can a smartphone app help kids heal from concussions faster?
NCT ID NCT05471791
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mobile app called Back2Play that guides youth through step-by-step return to school and physical activity after a concussion. Researchers wanted to see if using the app reduces symptoms, speeds up recovery, and lowers the chance of getting another concussion. The study involved 181 children and teens who had a concussion within the past 4 weeks.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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181 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed concussion * symptomatic * within 4 weeks of diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: * developmental delay * significant brain injury requiring resuscitation, admission to PCCU or surgical intervention * multisystem injury
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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McMaster Children's Hospital
Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Montreal Children's Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, H3Z 1X3, Canada
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