Neck treatment for concussion symptoms: small pilot study tests feasibility
NCT ID NCT06616272
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This small pilot study aimed to see if it's possible to start neck therapy earlier for people with concussion and neck pain. Only 2 people enrolled before the study was stopped. The main goal was to check if the study process worked, not to measure how well the treatment helped symptoms.
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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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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Apr 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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12 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 * Patient endorses neck pain OR difficulty moving their neck (moderate or severe; score of 2 or 3 for items 16 and 25 from concussion CP screen) * Willingness to be randomized * 8-90 days post injury * English Speaking Exclusion Criteria: * Previous concussion within the past 6 months * Prior history of ischemic/vascular events * Previous treatment for current symptoms * Prior treatment for neck pain/headaches in the past year * Workers' compensation claim and/or litigation associated with injury * Diagnosed substance use disorder * Prior cervical spine surgery * Prior fracture and or dislocation/subluxation of the cervical spine * Diagnosed inflammatory arthritis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Greenfield Clinic-Children's Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53227, United States
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Sports Medicine Northern Ireland
Belfast, United Kingdom
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UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic
Dublin, Ireland
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UPMC sports medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15203, United States
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