The Efficiency of a Warm-up Prevention Program in Volleyball Players
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
- Enrollment
- 93
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Prevalence of shoulder injuries
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to assess the interest and the efficiency of a warm-up prevention program on the prevalence of shoulder injuries in amateur volleyball players.
Around ten teams will be included in the study. They will be divided into two groups (blind): an intervention group and a control group.
A warm-up prevention program will implemented in the teams of intervention group. This program will have to be followed twice a week, at the beginning of the training session.
In both groups, shoulder injuries will be registered each month by an online questionnaire.
Detailed Description
Around ten teams will be recruted among the clubs in the Province of Liege. They will be divided into two groups (blind): an intervention group and a control group.
Each month, both groups will be asked to fill in a form with the potential injuries they experienced during the past month.
- Intervention group :
All the teams included in the intervention group will be asked to follow a warm-up prevention program (about 15 minutes) at least twice a week, at the beginning of the training session.
At the beginning of the season, one experimenter will go to the different clubs in order to present the program, to explain the exercises and to correct the players while doint the exercises.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Single (Investigator)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 15 Years to 35 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •volleyball players in Provincial level (P1-P2)
- •practicing volleyball at least 4 hours in a week
- •no "prevention routines"
Exclusion Criteria
- •having a prevention program
Arms & Interventions
Intervention group
The teams in the intervention group will have to follow a warm-up prevention program twice a week
Intervention: Prevention exercises (Other)
Control group
The teams in the control group will have to reply each month to a questionnaire about the potential injuries they experienced during the previous month.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Prevalence of shoulder injuries
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
The number of injuries the players experienced during the season
Compliance with the program
Time Frame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
The number of time the players did the program during each month
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported
Investigators
Camille Tooth
Principal Investigator
University of Liege