Potential Injury Incidents At the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
- Conditions
- Injury;Sports
- Registration Number
- NCT05629182
- Brief Summary
This is an exploratory observational study.
Video footage is used to review all 64 matches in the football tournament.
All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc.
Potential injury incidents are registered, and for each incident the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered.
- Detailed Description
Video footage is used to review all 64 matches in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc.(https://www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/resources-tools/football-language/index.php)
Potential injury incidents are registered, and for each incident the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered.
Simple descriptive statistics are used to create overviews of the outcomes described above, including comparisons between actions which do or do not lead to potential injury incidents.
A secondary analysis may be performed including injury diagnoses, if players consent as part of another study on injury surveillance allowing video analysis of their injuries.
No a priori sample size calculation was performed, as all potential injury incidents are included.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 832
- All participating football players at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.
- None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Potential injury incidents November-December 2022 Potential injury incidents, defined as "when a player stays down for more than 5 seconds or a player indicates they are injured to the referee, teammates, their coach, or medical staff.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Injury inciting circumstances November-December 2022 All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc. For each potential injury incident, the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Fèdèration Internationale de Football Association
🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland