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The Effect of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Exercises Reducing Injuries Rate Among Athletes.

Not Applicable
Conditions
Sport Injury
Interventions
Other: The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program
Other: Usual warm up
Registration Number
NCT04666935
Lead Sponsor
Umm Al-Qura University
Brief Summary

The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) was established in May 2000 at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.The OSTRC aims to prevent injuries and other health problems related to sports. The majority of the research conducted at OSTRC involves elite sports.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program in reducing injuries among athletes.

Hypothesis: that Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program has a beneficial effect in terms of injury prevention.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program in reducing injuries among athletes.

Detailed Description

Study type Interventional Description of intervention(s) / exposure: The intervention group will be instructed to include the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program as a warm up before training session (3 times per week) during one season (6 months).

Group sessions will be administered by an exercise physiologist and/ or athletic trainer and/ or soccer coaches and/ or strength and conditioning specialists and/ or physiotherapist.

Session attendance checklists will be used to assess or monitor adherence to the intervention.

Comparator / control treatment The control group will practice their usual warm up.

Usual warm up is defined as any basic exercises performed before a performance or practice to prepare the muscles for vigorous actions.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • Healthy
  • Amateur Athletes
  • Training at least three times per week
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of lower extremity injury requiring medical attention in the past 6 months
  • Systemic diseases
  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Neurological disorders
  • Bone fractures
  • Surgery in the previous year.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention groupThe Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention ProgramThe intervention group will be instructed to include the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program as a warm up before training session (3 times per week) during one season (6 months).
Control groupUsual warm upThe control group will practice their usual warm up. Usual warm up is defined as any basic exercises performed before a performance or practice to prepare the muscles for vigorous actions.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
The incidence of recurrent injuriesAt the end of the intervention season (6 months)

Recurrent injury is defined as a repeat episode of a fully recovered injury. Injury is defined according to a consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures in soccer studies; an injury will be recorded if it caused the player to be unable to completely participate in the following match or training session.

Incidence of initial injuries.At the end of the intervention season (6 months).

Injury is defined according to a consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures in soccer studies; an injury will be recorded if it caused the player to be unable to completely participate in the following match or training session.Injury rates will be summarised as number of injuries per 1000 player-hours for both matches and training. Exposure time in hours will be calculated for each team over a 6-month period.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
injury severityAt time of any injury occurring throughout intervention soccer season (6 months)

Defined as time loss in days (days unable to train): minor (1 to 7 days lost), moderate (8 to 21 days lost), or severe (\>21 days lost). Injury severity data will be collected from Sports Injury Tracker injury reporting form.

Compliance with the interventionAt the end of the intervention season (6 months)

the rate of compliance

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Umm Al Qura University

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia

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