Preventing Knee Injuries in Adolescent Female Football Players
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Knee Injury
- Registration Number
- NCT00894595
- Lead Sponsor
- Region Skane
- Brief Summary
Football-related knee injuries are common and especially the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury constitute a serious problem in football regardless of the playing level. The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effect of a training program designed to prevent acute knee injury in female adolescent football players.
The investigators' hypotheses are:
1. a preventive training program reduces the incidence of ACL injury, and
2. a high match frequency and match play at senior level increase the risk of ACL injury.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 4564
Inclusion Criteria
- Teams with female football players aged 13-17 years
Exclusion Criteria
- Teams that did not reply to the invitation or declined participation
- Teams having less than two scheduled training sessions per week
- Teams already using the preventive program
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The incidence of ACL injury One competitive football season
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The incidence of any acute knee injury except contusion One competitive football season
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University
🇸🇪Linköping, Sweden
Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University🇸🇪Linköping, Sweden