Does a neck collar keep the head and neck still when carrying a player off the football pitch on a stretcher?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy participants simulating acute neck injury requiring cervical immobilisation and extraction from the field of play; Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16515969
• Lead Sponsor: Manchester United Football Club

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35028158/ (added 17/01/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-03-11
• Study Completion: 2021-09-20
• Last Update Posted: 1 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 34

Inclusion Criteria

Elite football players under contract at an English Premier League Football Club.

Exclusion Criteria

Any player who is being treated for a head or neck injury or ongoing cervical pain or radiculopathy.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified