Operation Korsband

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

• Registration Number: NCT05752695
• Lead Sponsor: Linnaeus University

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate if a detailed and comprehensive survey can identify, explain and prevent the risk factors for ACL injury.

A a new questionnaire has been developed with questions to young athletes who have suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury. The questionnaire is more detailed and provide more information about how the anterior cruciate ligament injury occurred compared with the questionnaires currently available in the literature. This careful documentation will provide new knowledge and might be used to identify, explain and prevent risk factors that cause young athletes to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament injury.

Detailed Description

Participants will be prospectively recruited at their first physiotherapist clinical session. On this occasion, participants will be asked to fill in a questionnaire regarding injury situation, game or training, sex, age, sport affiliation, level of sport, other aspects of sport such as participation in several teams and junior versus senior games/training. In addition, questions regarding previous injury will also be documented.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-21
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-02
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-03
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-06
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study Completion: 2028-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

• Athlete
• Defined ACL injury

Exclusion Criteria

• Non athletes
• Younger than 12 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total work load	Day 1	Total hours, per week, of practice and games.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Injury situation 2	Day 1	Question regarding at what situation the injury occurred (e.g. jump, landing, header duel, defense, attack...)
Mental wellbeing	Day 1	Mental well-being is assessed with a likert scale ranging from 1-5 where '1' represents 'out of shape' while '5' represents that you felt 'in top shape'.
Physical well-being	Day 1	Physical well-being is assessed with a likert scale ranging from 1-5 where '1' represents 'out of shape' while '5' represents that you felt 'in top shape'.
Number of teams	Day 1	In team athletes, the number of teams in which the athlete participates.
Injury situation 1	Day 1	Question regarding when the injury occurred; training vs game.
Injury situation 3	Day 1	Question regarding at what time, during a game, the injury occurred; approximate match minute
Previous injury	Day 1	Description of previous injury prior to the ACL injury, such as other injuries to lower extremity or concussion.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sofia Ryman Augustsson; 🇸🇪 Kalmar, Sweden