Study Details

Developing a New Method for Measuring Brain Health in Retired Athletes

(IRB#: IRB_00160823)

This study will learn the effects of repetitive head impacts and sport-related concussions sustained during college athletics. Many people with sport-related concussions can experience difficulties in thinking, managing emotions, and motor functions. This study seeks to develop a new, more sensitive, and specific neuroimaging (pictures of the brain) measurement tool for athletes' brain health. People in the study will be interviewed and complete a test to collect information about the ability to daily think, function, and general mood. This is to see what changes may have occurred since the first injury. Participants will also have brain pictures taken using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance elastography (MRE). The brain pictures help to understand if changes occurred compared to imaging done around the first time of the injury. Participation requires attending a 3-hour in-person visit at the study clinic. The information collected could be used in future research on brain health and function.

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