The NCAA-DoD Concussion Assessment, Research, and Education (CARE) Consortium

Study Description: Established in 2014, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) funded the Concussion Assessment, Research and Education (CARE) Consortium to inform science, clinical care and public policy related to concussion and repetitive head impact exposure (HIE) in U.S. Military Service Academy (MSA) cadets and collegiate student-athletes. The primary aims of the initial study were to: (1) establish a multisite research consortium to characterize the effects of concussion and repetitive head impact exposure on brain health, (2) characterize the clinical sequelae and natural history of concussion, (3) characterize the effect of concussion and repetitive head impacts on brain structure and brain function. The 30 member... (for more see dbGaP study page.)

研究概况：该项目于2014年启动，由美国国防部（U.S. Department of Defense, DoD）与美国全国大学体育协会（National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA）共同资助成立脑震荡评估、研究与教育（Concussion Assessment, Research and Education, CARE）联盟，旨在为美国军事学院（U.S. Military Service Academy, MSA）学员及大学学生运动员的脑震荡与重复性头部撞击暴露（repetitive head impact exposure, HIE）相关的科学研究、临床诊疗与公共政策制定提供科学依据。此项初始研究的核心目标包括：（1）构建多中心研究联盟，以阐明脑震荡与重复性头部撞击暴露对大脑健康的影响；（2）解析脑震荡的临床后遗症与自然病程；（3）阐明脑震荡及重复性头部撞击对脑结构与脑功能的作用。该联盟现有30家成员单位……（更多详情请查阅dbGaP研究页面）