TAY Concussion Sub-study

Welcome to the TAY Concussion Sub-study! 

Contact us if you are a TAY Cohort Study participant and have had a recent head or neck injury.

What is a concussion?

  • A mild traumatic brain injury that can be caused by a bump or hit to the head or body that causes the brain to move rapidly back and forth

  • It may happen by being hit by an object, person, or surface such as from a fall, during sports, or a car accident

  • It can lead to symptoms like headache, dizziness, fatigue, and feeling anxious or confused, which may go away in a few days or month but can sometimes last longer

About the study

The TAY Concussion Sub-study aims to understand who may be at risk of developing long lasting symptoms after a concussion. Previous studies have suggested that youth with mental health diagnoses are more likely to experience long-lasting concussion symptoms. We would like to expand on these findings by looking at images of the brain and measures of mental and physical health to see how they may be different in youth with mental health diagnosis who have had a concussion compared to youth who have not.

What’s involved?

To identify individuals who may be eligible for this sub-study we first need to identify concussions when they happen in TAY Cohort Study participants:

If you are participating in the TAY Cohort Study, we ask that you inform the research team if you experience a recent head or neck injury. You can also sign up to receive a short text once a month from research staff that asks if you’ve had a recent head or neck injury. You can respond:

  • ‘Y’ for yes if you have had a recent head or neck injury

  • ‘N’ for no if you have not had a recent head or neck injury

  • ‘STOP’ to opt out of receiving the monthly texts

Each time you respond to the monthly text to let us know if you have or have not had a recent head injury, you will be entered into a prize draw! The prize draw is held every 6 months and you’ll have the chance to win Apple Air Pods Pro or an iPad Mini!

 

If you let us know that you’ve had a recent head or neck injury, research staff will contact you to determine if you’re eligible to participate in the Concussion Group as part of this study. Alternatively, if you let us know that you have not had a recent head or neck injury, we may contact you to assess your eligibility for the Comparison Group as part of this study. If you become eligible for either group, you will be provided with an informed consent form to review and decide if you want to participate in study activities such as a brain MRI scan and questionnaires.

All costs associated with participation, including your time, will be reimbursed! You will be compensated $20 for completing questionnaires and $50 for the brain MRI scan. You can also receive a picture of your brain on a mug or keychain if you participate in the MRI. The TAY Concussion Sub-study will enroll a total of 160 participants (80 in Concussion Group and 80 in Comparison Group) from the TAY Cohort Study.

We hope that our study findings can improve our understanding of how concussions affect mental health symptoms in youth and better support affected individuals later on.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about the study feel free to contact us at:

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437-518-2594