Effects of a newly designed daily exercise program in reducing the number of injuries in young football (soccer) players

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Knee sprain; Patellar tendinopathy; Osgood-Schlatter disease; Hamstring muscle injuries; Quadricep muscle injuries; Groin and hip muscle injuries; Ankle sprain; Calf muscle injuries; Achilles tendinopathy; Sever’s disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623000359639
• Lead Sponsor: Matteo Brunelli

Brief Summary

Playing football can increase the number and the severity of injury in young players, leading to negative effects on health and performance. The implementation of injury prevention strategies is therefore essential. This study aimed to verify if a daily-basis short exercise program was able to reduce the number and severity of injuries among youth football players, in comparison with a well-known exercise program, longer in duration and designed to be performed twice a week. Ninety-three players registered in a professional football academy and aged from 8 to 18 were recruited to participate in this research. This study has showed that both exercise programs have similar effect in reducing the number and the severity of injuries among young footballers. However, the small number of participants represent a limitation of this research, and it should have also been assessed how frequently the players performed the proposed exercise program.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2022-05-01
• Study Start: 2023-04-06
• Last Update Posted: 10 April 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 93

Inclusion Criteria

Registered academy players

Exclusion Criteria

- Informed consent form not returned by the established date (signed by them and their parents/guardians)
- Being severely injured (more than 28 days lost) at the time the interventions started

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Injury Incidence assessed by an audit of study-specific injury[Cumulative data was assessed at the conclusion of the 6 months study period];Injury severity assessed as the number of training days lost due to injury as reported by medical staff[Cumulative data was assessed at the conclusion of the 6 months study period]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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