ATTENTION FEMALE ATHLETES: Study on the effect of lifetime exposure to sports-related head impacts and brain health needs you!

K
Keisuke Kawata

Primary Investigator

Recruiting
45 years - 60 years
Female
Phase N/A
60 participants needed
1 Location

Brief description of study

Are You or Someone You Know a Retired Contact Sport or Non-Contact Sport Athlete?  Join our study!

Why is this study being done?

Researchers at Indiana University are looking for women to take part in a study that will be examining the relationship between lifetime exposure to sports-related head impacts and midlife brain health in retired, female athletes.

Who can take part?

Females (sex at birth), ages 45-60, who have at least 10 years of organized contact sport experience OR at least 10 years of organized non-contact sport experience.

Detailed description of study

What will happen during the study?

  1. Attend one online consent meeting (via Zoom) that will take approximately 30 minutes.
  2. Two online questionnaires will be sent prior to testing day for you to complete which will take approximately 30 minutes.
  3. Attend one study visit to Indiana University in Bloomington, IN for testing day (approximately 3 hours) which will include the following:
    •    One venous blood draw
    •    Two cognitive interviews
    •    One MRI (brain imaging) scan

Incentive/compensation

  • You will receive a $100 visa gift card for completing all of the study requirements.

 

For questions about this study, please contact Grace Recht at email: gorecht@iu.edu
 
To learn more about PI Keisuke Kawata, PhD and his research interests, please visit this link: https://publichealth.indiana.edu/research/faculty-directory/profile.html?user=kkawata
 

Eligibility of study

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions: Healthy
  • Age: 45 years - 60 years
  • Gender: Female

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Biologically female (sex at birth)
  • Between the ages of 45 and 60
  • At least 10 years of organized contact sport experience OR at least 10 years of organized non-contact sport experience

Exclusion Criteria:

  • For non-contact athletes: ANY history of contact sport participation or military combat service or training
  • Biologically male
  • Any head, neck, or facial injury in the previous 6 months
  • Pregnancy
  • Any history of neurological disorders (limited to closed head injuries with loss of consciousness longer than 15 minutes, spinal cord injury, history of stroke, brain tumor, psychosis, schizophrenia)
  • Impaired decisional capacity to provide informed consent
  • Any MRI contraindications (i.e. metal implants, implanted electro/magnetic devices (stents, pacemakers, etc.))

Updated on 06 Jun 2025. Study ID: 26779

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