PPCSexRx: Prescribe Sub-Symptom Exercise for Adolescent Concussion

A clinical decision support system for sub-symptom threshold aerobic exercise (SSTAE) prescription in adolescents with persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS). Implements an evidence-based protocol derived from a systematic review of seven studies (Li, 2026; <doi:10.17605/osf.io/kvuf6>), encoding safety screening, Buffalo Concussion Treadmill Test (BCTT)-guided heart rate prescription, session-level progress tracking, and evidence disclosure using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) framework into an open-source tool for athletic trainers and clinicians. Designed to support implementation in resource-limited settings where BCTT equipment may be unavailable. GRADE certainty of evidence: LOW. For clinician use only; not a substitute for clinical judgement.

Version: 0.1.0
Imports: graphics, utils
Suggests: knitr, rmarkdown, testthat (≥ 3.0.0)
Published: 2026-06-01
DOI: 10.32614/CRAN.package.PPCSexRx (may not be active yet)
Author: Guang Li ORCID iD [aut, cre]
Maintainer: Guang Li <guangli at isu.edu>
BugReports: https://github.com/guangl10/PPCSexRx/issues
License: MIT + file LICENSE
URL: https://github.com/guangl10/PPCSexRx
NeedsCompilation: no
Materials: README
CRAN checks: PPCSexRx results

Documentation:

Reference manual: PPCSexRx.html , PPCSexRx.pdf
Vignettes: PPCSexRx: Evidence-Based SSTAE Support With Tiered Clinical Safety (source, R code)

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Package source: PPCSexRx_0.1.0.tar.gz
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