The COSP-RBD Study: Concussions and Contact Sports in RBD vs Controls
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age50+
SponsorGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
About this trial
The goal of this observational study is to investigate concussions and contact sports practices in REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD).
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* What is the proportion of patients with RBD that have a history of concussions or exposure to contact sports? * Is this proportion higher to that in control patients without a diagnosis of RBD?
Participants will undergo an interview with a sleep medicine specialist to answer questions about history of concussions and contact sports practices.
Researchers will compare an RBD group and a control group (without RBD) to see if the proportion of concussions and exposure to contact sports differ.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patient at the SDC with diagnosis of RBD (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust).
50 years of age or above (patients below this age would not be expected to have a RBD related to a synucleinopathy and other causes of RBD would need to be considered instead - e.g. narcolepsy, post-traumatic stress disorder).
Patients who have undergone a v-PSG at the SDC (Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust) and who do not have history of suspected RBD or RBD confirmed by v-PSG.
50 years of age or above This group will be age- and sex-matched to the RBD group.
Disqualifiers
Age < 50 years of age.
Diagnoses of narcolepsy or post-traumatic stress disorder.
Subjects lacking capacity or literacy.
Non-English speakers.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Exposure to contact sports or history of concussions
Treatment groups
140 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov