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ArticleJournal of athletic training2023

Influential Factors and Preliminary Reference Data for a Clinically Feasible, Functional Reaction Time Assessment: The Standardized Assessment of Reaction Time.

Landon B Lempke, Jessie R Oldham, Scott Passalugo, Sarah B Willwerth, Brant Berkstresser, Francis Wang, David R Howell, William P Meehan

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Article in Journal of athletic training, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Landon B LempkeDivision of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, MA.
Jessie R OldhamDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.
Scott PassalugoDivision of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, MA.
Sarah B WillwerthDivision of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, MA.
Brant BerkstresserHarvard University Health Service, Cambridge, MA.
Francis WangHarvard University Health Service, Cambridge, MA.
David R HowellDivision of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, MA.
William P MeehanDivision of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, MA.
The Micheli Center for Sports Injury Prevention · USHarvard University Press · USBoston Children's Hospital · USChildren's Hospital Colorado · USVirginia Commonwealth University · US

Funding

Sex Differences in Brain Structure and Function After Sports-Related ConcussionR01NS100952 · NINDS · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI KOERTE, INGA KATHARINA · 2017 to 2022
$2.9M
Improving quantitative recovery outcomes from concussion with aerobic exercise trainingR03HD094560 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER · PI HOWELL, DAVID R. · 2018 to 2019
$318k
A novel smartphone-based tool to quantify dual-task gait performance for concussion assessmentR43NS108823 · NINDS · CONTROL ONE, LLC · PI LUGADE, VIPUL · 2019 to 2019
$150k
NICHD NIH HHS R03 HD094560NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS100952NINDS NIH HHS R43 NS108823
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextClinical reaction-time (RT) measures are frequently used when examining patients with concussion but do not correlate with functional movement RT. We developed the Standardized Assessment of RT (StART) to emulate the rapid cognitive demands and whole-body movement needed in sport.

objectiveTo assess StART differences across 6 cognitive-motor combinations, examine potential demographic and health history confounders, and provide preliminary reference data for healthy collegiate student-athletes.

designProspective, cross-sectional study.

settingClinical medicine facilities. PATIENTS OR OTHER

participantsA total of 89 student-athletes (56 [62.9%] men, 33 [37.1%] women; age = 19.5 ± 0.9 years, height = 178.2 ± 21.7 cm, mass = 80.4 ± 24 kg; no concussion history = 64 [71.9%]). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Student-athletes completed health history questionnaires and StART during preseason testing. The StART consisted of 3 movements (standing, single-legged balance, and cutting) under 2 cognitive states (single task and dual task [subtracting by 6's or 7's]) for 3 trials under each condition. The StART trials were calculated as milliseconds between penlight illumination and initial movement. We used a 3 × 2 repeated-measures analysis of variance with post hoc t tests and 95% CIs to assess StART cognitive and movement differences, conducted univariable linear regressions to examine StART performance associations, and reported StART performance as percentiles.

resultsAll StART conditions differed (P ≤ .03), except single-task standing versus single-task single-legged balance (P = .36). Every 1-year age increase was associated with an 18-millisecond (95% CI = 8, 27 milliseconds) slower single-task cutting RT (P < .001). Female athletes had slower single-task (15 milliseconds; 95% CI = 2, 28 milliseconds; P = .02) and dual-task (28 milliseconds; 95% CI = 2, 55 milliseconds; P = .03) standing RT than male athletes. No other demographic or health history factors were associated with any StART condition (P ≥ .056).

conclusionsThe StART outcomes were unique across each cognitive-motor combination, suggesting minimal subtest redundancy. Only age and sex were associated with select outcomes. The StART composite scores may minimize confounding factors, but future researchers should consider age and sex when providing normative data.

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Athletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionAdolescentAdultAthletesCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsProspective StudiesReaction TimeYoung Adultmild traumatic brain injuryrehabilitationresponse timereturn to play

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PMID35476022
PMCPMC10072093
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