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Football nurse: A community based, task sharing approach to improve best sports and exercise medicine practice in women’s football in low income and middle income settings.

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Registration Number
PACTR202205481965514
Lead Sponsor
FIFA
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
720
Inclusion Criteria

Women’s football clubs in the Women’s League in Malawi registered with the Football Association of Malawi (FAM).
Nurses registered with the Nurses and Midwives Council of Malawi with at least 3 years post graduate experience.
Physiotherapists with a recognised university qualification in physiotherapy (HPT), registered with the Medical council of Malawi and at least 3 years post graduate practice experience.
Medical doctors with a recognised university qualification (MBChB) registered with the Medical and Dental Association of Malawi and at least 3 years post graduate practice experience.
Willingness to and actual completion of the online FIFA Medical Diploma over a maximum period of 3-months prior to the commencement of the project.

Exclusion Criteria

Women’s football clubs in the Women’s League in Malawi that already have medical personnel attached to their team.
For potential supervisors, less than 3 years post qualification experience; incomplete FIFA Medical Diploma.
For potential Football Nurses, less than 3 years of post-qualification experience.
For potential Football Nurses and supervisors, current attachment to a Women’s Football club in Malawi’s Women’s League.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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ow cost, sustainable and context relevant solution to manage the treatment gap of football injuries/illnesses in underserved communities developed.
Secondary Outcome Measures
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A flagship model which can inform implementation of similar task sharing approaches to sports and exercise medicine practice in other low and middle income countries in Africa and globally developed.
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