Concussion in French Non-professional Handball League : Efficiency of a Concussion Protocol, the White Card Process (PRECCOCE)

Sport related concussion is a major issue for many contact sports, such as Rugby, Football, Hockey and Handball. As a response, some federations like World Rugby set up a concussion protocol, that starts with the referee having the responsibility to issue a blue card when suspecting a concussed player and thus have him off the field for medical examination. The French handball federation (FFHB) as well as its concussion protocol called "Protocole carton blanc", in this study we aim to describe the efficiency of this protocol.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Brain Concussion; Cerebral Concussion

Detailed Description

Sport related concussion is a major issue for many contact sports, such as Rugby, Football, Hockey and Handball. The short, medium and long-term issues of such impact are still debated but some studies have pointed the fact that acute concussion, repetitive concussions, and even "sub-concussive" impacts could major the risk of developing brain diseases and cognitive impairments. As a response, some federations like World Rugby set up a concussion protocol, that starts with the referee having the responsibility to issue a blue card when suspecting a concussed player and thus have him off the field for medical examination. The French handball federation (FFHB) as well as its concussion protocol called "Protocole carton blanc", in this study we aim to describe the efficiency of this protocol.

This study will be an epidemiological descriptive and prospective study with a brief questionnaire sent off to any player, above 18 years old, male or female, that had receive a white card during an official match in the French amateur Handball league along two regular season. The results will bring details on how concussion occurs on field and how this protocol is efficient to bring the player to consult a health professional.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 3000

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Quentin LHUAIRE; Phone Number: +33 05 56 79 55 46; Email: quentin.lhuaire@u-bordeaux.fr
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Helene CASSOUDESALLE, MD; Phone Number: +33 05 56 79 55 46; Email: helene.cassoudesalle@chu-bordeaux.fr

Study Locations

• France
  • Bordeaux, France
    • Recruiting
    • Bordeaux University Hospital
    • Contact: Quentin LHUAIRE

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This study is descriptive, prospective, with a questionnaire sent off to any player, above 18 years old, male or female, that had receive a white card during an official match in the French amateur Handball league along two regular season.During an official game, if the referee issues a white card, the player is then contacted by the French Handball Federation (FFHB) via an email in a day.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female
• Over 18 years old
• Who had received a white card during an official game
• having an email address registered in the FFHB register

Exclusion Criteria:

• Any refusal to participate
• Inability to respond

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Proportion, as a percentage, of participant declaring no medical care while being estimated at risk of having a concussion (assessed by answers to the questionnaire)	Risk of concussion estimated by questionnaire collecting the following informations : - Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6)'s 22 symptoms, each symptoms is scales from 0 to 6, 6 being the highest intensity of the symptom. Having > 1 in at least two different symptoms is considered at risk of having a concussion	Day 0

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Hélène CASSOUDESALLE, University Hospital, Bordeaux

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 20, 2024
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 20, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 20, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 29, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 9, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): April 15, 2024

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 24, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 22, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Epidemiology; Handball; Sport-related Concussion
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Wounds and Injuries; Craniocerebral Trauma; Trauma, Nervous System; Head Injuries, Closed; Wounds, Nonpenetrating; Brain Injuries; Brain Injuries, Traumatic; Brain Concussion
• Other Study ID Numbers: CHUBX 2023/73

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No