Summary of data collection and timeline
| Timeline | T0 ED presentation | T1 1–4 days | T2 2 weeks | T3 1 month | T4 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | X | ||||
| Preinjury data | |||||
| Dedicated CRF | X | ||||
| PCSI (pre-injury-baseline) | X | ||||
| Injury-related data | |||||
| Dedicated CRF | X | ||||
| Clinical assessment | |||||
| SCAT3/Child-SCAT3 | X | X | X | (X) | X |
| PCSI | X | X | X | X | |
| Neurocognitive tests | |||||
| CogSport | X | X | (X) | X | |
| Depression—anxiety | |||||
| Child (CBCL) | X | X | |||
| Parent (K10) | X | X | |||
| Quality of life | |||||
| PedsQL | X | X | X | ||
| Fatigue scale | X | X | X | ||
| PTS symptoms | |||||
| CPSS | X | X | X | ||
| Family burden | |||||
| Dedicated CRF | X | X | |||
(X)=procedures for patients with postconcussive symptoms at T2 only.
CBCL, Child Behaviour Checklist; CogSport, Computerised concussion test; CPSS, Child PTSD Symptom Scale; CRF, Clinical Report Form; ED, emergency departments; K10, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; PCSI, Post Concussive Symptom Inventory; PedsQL, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory; PTS, Post Traumatic Stress; SCAT, Sport Concussion Assessment Tool.