Sport Without Injury ProgrammE Floorball

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Athletic Injuries
• Interventions: Other: Knee Control training program

• Registration Number: NCT03309904
• Lead Sponsor: Linkoeping University

Brief Summary

This study evaluates the preventive effect of a neuromuscular training program on injuries in youth floorball players. Half of participants will receive the training program, and half act as control and perform their usual training practices.

Detailed Description

The study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial including male and female youth (12-17 years) floorball players. Club is used as cluster unit.

Coaches in the intervention group receive education of the preventive neuromuscular training program Knee Control (Knäkontroll) before the start of the season. Knee Control consists of 6 different exercises, with 4 different variations and 1 pair-exercise, and takes about 10 minutes to complete. In addition, coaches are instructed to perform a 5-minute running warm-up before the Knee Control exercises. Teams are to carry out the intervention at all training sessions, and the 5-minute warm-up also before all matches.

Coaches in the control group carry on their normal training and warm-up routines with their clubs.

Teams are followed for one full season: October 2017 - March 2018. Data registered for the study include exposure to floorball training and matches, and injuries that occur as a result of participation in floorball.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-09-15
• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-16
• Primary Completion: 2018-04-15
• Study Completion: 2018-05-31
• Status Verified: 2018-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-08-20
• Last Update Posted: 2018-08-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 910

Inclusion Criteria

• Teams with players 12-17 years of age (born 2000-2005)
• Teams who have not used a structured training program aiming to prevent injuries (the Knee Control or similar program) on a regular basis the last year
• Teams who have training at least twice per week

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Knee Control training program	Knee Control training program	The Knee Control program is a neuromuscular training program that consists of 6 different exercises, with 4 levels of progression and one pair-exercise, for each exercise. The Knee Control program takes about 10 minute to complete after familiarization. In addition, a 5-minute running warm-up is instructed to coaches. Coaches are to perform the Knee Control program + the 5 minute warm-up at all training sessions during the season, and the 5 minute warm-up before all matches.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
All physical complaints injury	Study start up to end of season (6 months)	Any floorball related injury regardless of need of care or absence from floorball training or matches ("all physical complaints" injury definition)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Adverse events	Study start up to end of season (6 months)	Adverse events of using the program (intervention group only)
Intervention compliance and fidelity	Study start up to end of season (6 months)	Coach reported compliance and fidelity with the program protocol (intervention group only)
Coach experience of injuries and intervention program	Baseline and 6 months	Coach baseline and follow-up experiences of injuries (control group and intervention group) and of the Knee Control program (intervention group only)
Player experience of injuries and intervention program	Baseline and 6 months	Player baseline and follow-up experiences of injuries (control group and intervention group) and of the Knee Control program (intervention group only)
Exercise fidelity	At approximately 2 months and 5 months	Exercise fidelity (observation of the technique when using the intervention in select intervention group teams)
Health care need	After study end at 6 months	Number of health care visits due to floorball related injuries during the season, type of diagnostic examinations and treatments
Costs	After study end at 6 months	Estimated costs of floorball related injuries and costs of the intervention
Time-loss injury	Study start up to end of season (6 months)	Floorball related injury causing absence from the next training or match with the team ("time-loss injury")
Medical attention injury	Study start up to end of season (6 months)	Floorball related injury requiring the player to seek care ("medical attention injury")

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Linköping University; 🇸🇪 Linköping, Sweden