Screening of Athletes

Completed

• Conditions: Individual Differences; Motor Activities
• Interventions: Other: Advice

• Registration Number: NCT02056990
• Lead Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Brief Summary

Athletes have to participate in screenings in order to reduce injuries. Up-to-now most screenings are purely clinically based. Literature, however, indicates the importance of knowledge on deviant movement patterns as possible risk factors for injuries. From this perspective, the current project aims to measure movement patterns, gait and running in young athletes to optimise training and prevent injuries.

2D- and 3d registration methods, force plate data and pressure plate data will be used to document the performance of the athletes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2014-02-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-05
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-06
• Study Start: 2014-03
• Primary Completion: 2016-12
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2018-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-03
• Last Update Posted: 2018-11-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 15

Inclusion Criteria

1. Selected by the Flemish Athletics League
2. Level: B1, B2 en C
3. Age categories: 16-22 years
4. No injuries at lower back and lower extremities in the past 6 months
5. Signing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Not selected by the Flemish Athletics League
2. Injuries at lower quadrant

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
training advise	Advice	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Kinematic and kinetic data	March - June 2014 (3 months)	Angles at different joints will be investigated with 3D movement analysis methods. Kinetic data (joint moments) will be calculated with 3D movement analysis methods.; Center of pressure measures will be calculated on the basis of force plate data.; Gait, running, jumps, postural balance will be investigated. Plantar pressure parameters will be calculated on the basis of plantar pressure measurements.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
2 D parameters	March - June 2014 (3 months)	Video analysis methods (Dartfish) will be used to calculate joint angles during jumps

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

KU Leuven/UZLeuven; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium