Participate in CTE Research
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Time Commitment - Participants will complete an annual survey; surveys will take approximately 2 hours and are done completely online.
Location of Study - This study will be conducted entirely online through annual survey assessments.
Eligibility -
Men and women at least 40 years old
Must have played soccer or tackle football at any level - youth, high school, college, or elite/professional
Head Impact & Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS) - Enrolling Now
To learn more, visit the HITSS website HERE.
Matthew Roebuck, Recruitment & Retention Coordinator
Phone: 617-358-6864
Email: HITSS@bu.edu
This study is funded by a grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Institute on Aging (NIA).
A 7-Year multi-site research project to develop methods of diagnosing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) during life and to examine potential risk factors for this degenerative brain disease. This project, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health, is studying 240 male participants, ages 45 - 74, including: 120 former National Football League (NFL) players, 60 former college football players, and 60 healthy “controls”. Baseline evaluations of all participants are complete. Three-year follow-up evaluations are currently taking place.
For more details on the DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project, please visit our website HERE.
DIAGNOSE CTE Research Project-
Enrollment Closed
Time Commitment - A two day visit at the Boston University School of Medicine for: neurological, cognitive, mood, and behavior exams; advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans; collection of blood sample; and an optional lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
Location of Study - In person at the Boston University School of Medicine
Eligibility-
Women at least 40 years old
Played a minimum of 5 years of organized soccer
At least two of those years must have occurred after high school with at least one year on the Women’s National or Olympic team, or at the professional level.
Compensation - All travel expenses are covered.
The Soccer, Head Impacts and Neurological Effects (SHINE) Study - Actively Enrolling
Hannah Bruce, Senior Research Assistant
Phone: 617-358-6545
Email: joinHOPE@bu.edu
This study is funded by grants from the National Institute on Aging (P30-AG13846) and the Concussion Legacy Foundation
All Notre Dame senior football players, or if deceased their loved-ones, on the rosters between 1964 and 1980 were invited to complete an online survey to determine later-life prevalence of health conditions and mortality rates in a cohort former college football players. Support and enthusiasm from the former ND players was tremendous and resulted in a 58% completion rate for the health survey. The results were compared to matched participants from the Health and Retirement Study. Findings are currently being finalized and additional results will be shared upon publication. Longitudinal observation of this group is expected.