What is HITSS?
Researchers at Boston University and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have teamed up to create the Head Impact & Trauma Surveillance Study (HITSS) to answer questions about risks of developing later life brain health issues from repetitive head impacts in contact sports. HITSS is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the National Institute on Aging.
Robert Stern, PhD | HITSS Co-Investigator
Professor of Neurology, Neurosurgery, and Anatomy & Neurobiology | Director of Clinical Research, Boston University CTE Center | Senior Investigator, Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center | Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Fully online annual assessment
HITSS is a fully online annual assessment, including: questions about sports participation, repetitive head impact exposure and concussion history, and medical history; computerized brain games; and behavior and mood questionnaires.
An extension of the Brain Health Registry
HITSS is an extension of the existing Brain Health Registry at UCSF, an online registry of almost 70,000 participants used for the study of people interested in participating in brain aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and AD related dementias research.
Complete at home in 2 hours
The entire HITSS assessment takes approximately 2 hours, in the comfort and privacy of the participant’s home, and can be completed at any time and over several days if desired.
Please Note: HITSS is an online research project and does not provide clinical care, diagnosis, or treatment.
