Online Treatment Recovery Assistance for Concussion in Kids

The investigators will study the usability of a smartphone app (Online Treatment Recovery Assistant for Concussion in Kids, OnTRACK), its effect on provider management confidence, and communication plus a preliminary analysis of the benefits on patient recovery outcomes. The study will recruit 126 children, parent, school staff triads (n=378) along with their healthcare provider (HCP) including 22 primary care from the CN Pediatric Health Network and 8 specialists from the CN Safe Concussion Outcome, Recovery \& Education (SCORE) clinics and Neurology clinics. The participants will track and monitor the child's symptoms and respond to HCP guidance over the course of recovery (up to 12 weeks), employing evidence-based algorithms related to recovery progress. The investigators hypothesize that the HCP will experience: (1) positive satisfaction in using the app, (2) increased confidence in their management guidance, and (3) increased communication with patients, families and school staff when using the OnTRACK app as compared to a control group who receives standard treatment without the OnTRACK app. The investigators further hypothesize that in using the OnTRACK app as compared with control group, patients, parents and school personnel will report: (1) positive satisfaction in using the app, (2) increased confidence in their symptom management, and (3) increased communication with the HCP. Additionally, the investigators hypothesize that the OnTRACK educational videos will be rated as useful and improve the understanding of the patient, parent and school regarding concussion and its management. Finally, the investigators hypothesize that patients will develop a better understanding of the dynamics of their exertional symptoms as related to school and home activities by tracking their occurrence and learning productive strategies to manage them.