Selective head-and-neck cooling as a treatment method for concussions in elite male rugby union players: the Clinical Observed Outcomes with Local HEad-and-neck cooling After Diagnosed concussions (COOLHEAD) study protocol

James Brown, Michael Dunlop, Marelise Badenhorst, Cameron Owen, Niklas Marklund, Peter Andrews, Andrew Hay, Marco Bazo, Herman Rossouw, David Hanly, Craig Dyson, Daniel Jones, Keith Stokes, Simon P T Kemp, Matt Cross, Ben Jones

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002915
Published: 2025-10
Container: BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Publisher: BMJ
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002915,
  title = {Selective head-and-neck cooling as a treatment method for concussions in elite male rugby union players: the Clinical Observed Outcomes with Local HEad-and-neck cooling After Diagnosed concussions (COOLHEAD) study protocol},
  author = {James Brown and Michael Dunlop and Marelise Badenhorst and Cameron Owen and Niklas Marklund and Peter Andrews and Andrew Hay and Marco Bazo and Herman Rossouw and David Hanly and Craig Dyson and Daniel Jones and Keith Stokes and Simon P T Kemp and Matt Cross and Ben Jones},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMJ Open Sport \&amp; Exercise Medicine},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002915},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002915}
}

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AU  - James Brown
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AU  - Marelise Badenhorst
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AU  - Niklas Marklund
AU  - Peter Andrews
AU  - Andrew Hay
AU  - Marco Bazo
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AU  - Matt Cross
AU  - Ben Jones
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Brown, J., Dunlop, M., Badenhorst, M., Owen, C., Marklund, N., Andrews, P., Hay, A., Bazo, M., Rossouw, H., Hanly, D., Dyson, C., Jones, D., Stokes, K., Kemp, S. P. T., Cross, M., & Jones, B. (2025). Selective head-and-neck cooling as a treatment method for concussions in elite male rugby union players: the Clinical Observed Outcomes with Local HEad-and-neck cooling After Diagnosed concussions (COOLHEAD) study protocol. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002915

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