Hope on video: new study tests positive messages for brain injury recovery
NCT ID NCT04982731
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing whether a short educational video that gives positive reassurance can improve recovery in people with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Researchers will enroll 229 participants aged 13-21 who were diagnosed with mTBI in the emergency department. The goal is to see if the video helps people feel better and return to normal activities faster.
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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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About 229 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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13 to 21 years
- 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.
COHORT 1 (no longer being recruited): INCLUSION CRITERIA: Subjects must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to participate: 1. 13-21 years 2. Has sustained an external force to head or body resulting in neurological symptoms and at least one reported symptom is attributed to the mTBI (e.g., dizziness, confusion, headache, postural instability, light/noise sensitivity, nausea) 3. Has receive a medical diagnosis of mTBI from an emergency physical at the IFH Pediatrics ED or Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care clinic within 72 hours of injury 4. Is able to provide remote informed written consent (parent) and assent EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will not be eligible to participate: 1. Loss of consciousness \> 30 minutes in conjunction with the injury 2. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score \< 13 3. Has sustained a previous mTBI within the past 6 months 4. Has a neurological disorder (e.g., epilepsy) 5. Has a positive finding on brain imaging (e.g., CT, MRI) that suggests a severe closed head or open injury involving any structural damage or abnormality (e.g., fracture, subdural hematoma) 6. Has a previous history of neurosurgery 7. Does not speak English as a primary language 8. Requires admission to the hospital 9. Has developmental delays 10. Prisoner 11. Pregnant\* 12. Has been previously enrolled in the study 13. Members of same household will not be included as they may determine their group assignment if more than one person from same household is included and assigned to different groups. COHORT 2: INCLUSION CRITERIA: Subjects must meet the following criteria in order to be eligible to participate: 1. 13-21 years 2. Has scheduled an appointment to be evaluated at the Inova Sports Medicine Concussion Clinic for a traumatic closed head injury that has occurred within the past 30 days 3. The time between study enrollment and the initial clinical visit is at least two days 4. Is able to provide remote informed written consent (parent) and assent EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will not be eligible to participate: 1. Loss of consciousness \> 30 minutes in conjunction with the injury 2. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score \< 13 3. Has sustained a previous mTBI within the past 6 months 4. Has a neurological disorder (e.g., epilepsy) 5. Has a positive finding on brain imaging (e.g., CT, MRI) that suggests a severe closed head or open injury involving any structural damage or abnormality (e.g., fracture, subdural hematoma) 6. Has a previous history of neurosurgery 7. Does not speak English as a primary language 8. Requires admission to the hospital 9. Has developmental delays 10. Prisoner 11. Pregnant\* 12. Has been previously enrolled in the study 13. Members of same household will not be included as they may determine their group assignment if more than one person from same household is included and assigned to different groups. WITHDRAWAL CRITERIA (BOTH COHORTS): 1\. Upon examination, if the clinical team determines that a participant did not sustain/cannot confirm a concussion, the subject will be withdrawn from the study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Inova Health System
Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
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