A randomised controlled trial of manual therapy for the prevention of hamstring injuries in Australian Rules footballers

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Hamstring injuries; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000533392
• Lead Sponsor: Wayne Hoskins

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Players were eligible to participate if they were listed players on their respective Victorian Football League (VFL) squad

Exclusion Criteria

Red flag conditions including: fractures, infections, inflammatory diseases, tumours and other causes of destructive lesions of the spine.
Yellow flag conditions including: insurance claims, litigation; history of malignant disease.
Clinical signs suggesting inguinal or femoral hernia.
Vascular disease.
History of motor vehicle accident, or other serious fall or accident in the last three months.
Neurological signs and symptoms (muscle wasting, nerve root signs, bowel, bladder or sexual dysfunction).
Organic kidney, urinary tract or reproductive disease.
Previous recent spinal surgery (less than 2 years).
Club doctor or medical staff excludes the players participation.
Players with a severe history of chronic hamstring problems.
Players with serious injury or who undergo surgery preventing play for the remainder of the season.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevention of hamstring injuries. The injury definition was a any physical or medical condition that prevents a player from participating in a regular season (home and away) or finals match. The injury surveillance was conducted weekly. Injury diagnoses were determined by club medical staff who were blinded to group allocation using either clinical features of injury, advanced imaging or both at their discretion with blinded club recorders completing the injury surveillance.[A weekly injury surveillance conducted for the duration of the home and away season and finals series (approximately 6 month duration).]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevention of non-contact knee injuries and lower limb muscle strains. The injury definition was a any physical or medical condition that prevents a player from participating in a regular season (home and away) or finals match. The injury surveillance was conducted weekly. Injury diagnoses were determined by club medical staff who were blinded to group allocation using either clinical features of injury, advanced imaging or both at their discretion with blinded club recorders completing the injury surveillance.[A weekly injury surveillance conducted for the duration of the home and away season and finals series (approximately 6 month duration).]