A warm-up program to prevent injuries in basketball

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Injury prevention in basketball; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15837920
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Basel

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-09-15
• Study Completion: 2022-05-31
• Last Update Posted: 10 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

1. =16 years of age
2. >2 years’ experience in organized basketball training and competition immediately prior to participation in the study
3. Officially registered teams

Exclusion Criteria

Teams will be excluded if:
1. Regular training takes place less than twice per week
2. Teams already apply an injury prevention program or a structured warm-up focusing on neuromuscular control (apart from light aerobic exercise, basketball and teams drills, and dynamic stretching)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence rate of lower extremity injuries, reported (via e-mail) by the coach or other contact person (therapist, medical doctor) on a weekly injury report form (standardized questionnaire). The observation period will comprise one basketball season from October 2021 to May 2022

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> Incidence rate of:<br> 1. Overall injuries<br> 2. Severe injuries (lay-off time of more than 28 days)<br> 3. Joint-ligament injuries<br> 4. Muscle injuries<br> 5. Ankle injuries<br> 6. Knee injuries<br> 7. Upper extremity injuries<br><br> Reported (via e-mail) by the coach or other contact person (therapist, medical doctor) on a weekly injury report form (standardized questionnaire). The observation period will comprise one basketball season from October 2021 to May 2022<br>