Injury Epidemiology Within Scottish Professional Football

• Conditions: Injury;Sports

• Registration Number: NCT03518424
• Lead Sponsor: Heriot-Watt University

Brief Summary

The aim of the present study is to establish the injury incidence, severity and burden typically observed within Scottish professional football clubs. In line with the well-established model of sports injury prevention research proffered by van Mechelen, the first stage in this process is establishing the extent of the problem i.e. injury incidence, severity and burden. Such a multi-club study has never been conducted within Scotland despite a thriving professional game.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-04-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-05
• Study First Posted: 2018-05-08
• Study Start: 2018-06-20
• Status Verified: 2019-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 2019-02-12
• Primary Completion: 2019-05-31
• Study Completion: 2019-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Professional football player contracted to an SPFL club

Exclusion Criteria

• Loss of professional status as a footballer

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Injury incidence	1 year	The number of injuries per 1000 hours of exposure
Injury type	1 year	The types of injuries observed e.g. contact/non-contact, anatomical location, soft-tissue/hard-tissue
Injury burden	1 year	The number of days lost due to injury per 1000 hours of exposure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Oriam: Scotland's Sports Performance Centre; 🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United Kingdom