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The Effects of Environmental Distractions on SCAT6 Outcomes
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating SCAT6 and Visual/ Auditory Distraction for Concussion, Brain and Mild Traumatic Brain Injury. Completed, enrolled 48 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of visual and auditory distractions on SCAT5 scores. The study is designed to identify the effects of about 80 participants completing the SCAT5 in college-aged athletes. All participants will perform the same tasks in two settings (distracted and non-distracted). The central hypothesis is that there will be a significant association between distractions and a lower score on the SCAT5. The cognitive screening, neurological screen, and mBESS should showcase a decrease scores during the distracted environment.
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The SCAT6 is a standardized assessment tool to diagnose a concussion. This tool will be used for the experiment utilizing the 6th edition to recreate the methods used in an athletic situation. The SCAT6 is broken down into multiple subtests to focus on specific aspects of a person's wellbeing that could be affected by a possible concussion. The assessments are created to measure an athlete's subjectively experienced symptoms, cognitive functioning and balance and postural stability (mBESS).
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of environmental distractions on one's ability to complete the SCAT6. The environmental distractions will be visual and auditory by playing a sports event or sports clips during the completion of the assessment. The goal of this is to simulate the distraction of a sideline like a SCAT6 is typically used within athletic training.