The development of the safety training program for the prevention of concussion in high school and collegiate athletes

2022 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19K20009
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 59020:Sports sciences-related
• Research Institution: Nagoya Gakuin University (2022); University of Tsukuba (2020-2021); Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Science (2019)
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Keita 名古屋学院大学, スポーツ健康学部, 講師 (50780227)
• Project Period (FY): 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Keywords: 脳振盪 / 安全啓発プログラム / 傷害予防 / スポーツ

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Concussion in sports is an important issue. To date, concussion prevention strategies have been introduced in various sports, but no effective concussion prevention strategy has been established. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop a concussion prevention safety training program for each sport, such as rugby, where concussion is common. Through the influence of COVID-19, a rugby-specific safety training program was developed. Our results indicate that the introduction of a safety awareness program has provided a correct understanding of concussion in the context of rugby, such as the recognition of concussion symptoms and situations in which concussion is most likely to occur. After 4 weeks, the introduction effect was still present, but the results suggest that continued education is important.

Free Research Field

スポーツ医学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究では、脳振盪を予防するための競技特有の安全啓発プログラムを開発することを目指し、競技によって脳振盪の発生しやすい状況を映像から明らかにした。その結果、ラグビーでは、コンタクトが発生するまでにボールを保持する相手選手に接近する局面が重要であることが明らかとなった。前述の結果を盛り込んだラグビー特有の安全啓発プログラムを開発し、実施前後で、期待される効果が得られた。本研究で得られた一連の研究成果は、脳振盪の発生が特に多いとされているラグビーにおいて、安全に競技に取り組む環境構築に貢献する重要な知見となる可能性が考えられる。