Tailored therapy may ease persistent concussion symptoms
NCT ID NCT06069700
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether personalized rehabilitation treatments help adults with persistent concussion symptoms better than usual care. 40 participants received either individualized therapy (aerobic exercise, mindfulness, or physical therapy) or standard care for 6 weeks, then switched. The goal was to see if tailored treatment improves recovery and brain function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- individualized rehabilitative therapy (aerobic exercise, mindfulness, or physical therapy)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective, tailored approach for treating persistent concussion symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The treatments are non-drug and effects may be modest.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- 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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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * 21-years and older * meet the definition of postconcussion syndrome, which requires a participant to report any 3 symptoms or more (from an inclusive list of 40 most commonly reported persisting symptoms) lasting at least 1-month following the diagnosis of a concussion. Concussion was defined according to the 5th International Consensus Statement on Concussion in Sport. * Have adequate language skills in English to read and take part in rehabilitation treatment program. Exclusion Criteria: * In-patients at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute or any other affiliated University Health Network clinics. * Participants will be excluded should their clinical examination be unremarkable for objective physical impairments, * Have a chronic infectious disease, * Uncontrolled hypertension, * Other neurological disorders (not attributed to their primary diagnosis), * Cancer treatment (other than basal cell carcinoma), craniotomy, or refractory subdural hematoma long-term use of psychoactive medications that would compromise their ability to comprehend and perform study activities, those with pacemakers or elevated cardiovascular risk, * Ongoing litigation surrounding their injury, * Have been diagnosed with a moderate or severe brain injury prior to enrolment, post-concussive symptoms persisting beyond 12-months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2A2, Canada
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