Bike therapy may ease Post-Concussion struggles
NCT ID NCT05785000
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a personalized bike exercise program can reduce symptoms in adults with post-concussion syndrome (PCS), a condition where concussion symptoms last for weeks or longer. Seventy participants will either receive the exercise program plus usual care, or usual care alone. The main goal is to see if they can cycle longer without worsening symptoms after 12 weeks.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- individually tailored bike exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a safe, drug-free way to manage post-concussion syndrome and improve daily function.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 70 participants. The exercise program may not help everyone, and results may not apply to all concussion patients.
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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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About 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 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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18 to 70 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: * Post concussion syndrome (PCS) diagnose according to WHO ICD-10 classification and documented by written statement from physician veritying a mild traumatic brain injury * Longer lasting symptoms for at least 4 weeks after initial trauma * If allocated to add-on exercise protocol participant must feel able to prioritize the intervention structure * Communication language must be Danish Exclusion Criteria: * Other diseases blurring the diagnose PCS * Other serious brain diseases * Severe cardiovascular diseases precluding physical activity according to protocol
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University College Copenhagen
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, Region of Greater Copenhagen, 1799, Denmark
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