Current research projects within the 'Injury and illness surveillance and prevention in community sports' research thrust
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Research project
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Current Status
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Principal Investigator (PI)
and co-investigators |
International co-investigators and/or collaborators
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Maties Alumni Study - Comparison of cognitive function in university alumni who did and didn’t play rugby.
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Planning study
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Prof W Derman Dr J Brown (PI) SA Medical Research Council Ms E Jordaan |
FIFPRo, AMC, NETHERLANDS
Dr V Gouttebarge World Rugby, IRELAND Dr R Tucker |
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Development and evaluation of a targeted intervention for illness and injury prevention - a community sport surveillance
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Collecting data
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Prof W Derman Dr J Brown (PI) Dr R van Tonder Dr P Viviers Mr S Surmon Department of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University Dr W Kraak ESSM, University of Cape Town Dr S Hendricks |
VU Medical Center, NETHERLANDS
A/Prof E Verhagen A'dam Public Health, NETHERLANDS Prof. W van Mechelen Bath University, UNITED KINGDOM Prof. K Stokes ECU, Australia Prof C Finch |
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Development of a smartphone App for recording and assessing concussion
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Collecting data
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Prof W Derman Dr J Brown Dr P Viviers (PI) Engineering, Stellenbosch University J Fisher (PI) |
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ENIGMA Study: a global network and leading scientific initiative to unite researchers in order to understand brain structure and function in neurological and psychiatric disorders, using various neuro-imaging modalities as well as genetic information in a wide range of clinical pictures
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Collecting data
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Dr J Brown Prof W Derman Dr P Viviers SUN Psychiatric Department Prof Stein Prof C Lochner |
University of San Francisco
D Baron Harvard University I Koerte |
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Eye tracking instrument to identify concussion
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Complete
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Dr N Snegireva Prof W Derman Dr J Brown Dept. Sport Science, Stelllenbosch Uni. Dr K Welman (PI) |
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Research and service provision on assessment and return-to-play following concussion
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Planning study
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Prof W Derman Dr J Brown Dr P Viviers Calgary University, CANADA A/Prof K Schneider (PI) |
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Evaluation of patient experience following ACL, from incident until recovery
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Complete
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Prof W. Derman Dept. Sport Science, Stelllenbosch Uni. Dr H Grobbelaar Ms A Bester (PI) |
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Key stakeholders’ perceptions of a law variation to reduce concussion in koshuis rugby
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Collecting data
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Dr J Brown (PI) Prof W Derman Dr M Badenhorst Dr R van Tonder Dr P Viviers Mr S Surmon Department of Sport Science, Stellenbosch University Dr W Kraak ESSM, University of Cape Town Dr S Hendricks |
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Description of male and female Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (version 3 and 5) results following concussion injuries
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Collecting data
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ISEM, Stellenbosch University
Dr L Kunorozva (PI) Dr R van Tonder Prof W Derman Dr P Viviers |