Barriers to Recovery in Post Concussive Syndrome
IRB Number: 2015-809
not enrolling new patientsNovember 19, 2012
Institutional Review Board, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Principal Investigator
Co-Investigators
- Niesha Voigt
- Christine Villegas, MBS
Summary
A questionnaire will be sent out to Post Concussive Syndrome Patients to establish the correlation between the duration of quality rest and the recovery time following the concussion.
Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria
Inclusion:
• Past patients of Dr. Shetty that have had concussions.
• Male and female middle school, high school, and college athletes (ages 10-25).
Exclusion :
• If age is less than 10 or greater than 25
• Unable to provide informed consent
• Inability to complete the questionnaire
Contact Information
Teena Shetty, MD
ShettyT@hss.edu
212.774. 2138