Injury Incidence in Professional Soccer

Completed

• Conditions: Injury
• Interventions: Other: shortened winter break

• Registration Number: NCT01044953
• Lead Sponsor: Universität des Saarlandes

Brief Summary

The winter break within the German Professional Football Leagues will be shortened as for the season 2009/2010 from 6.5 to 3.5 weeks. That might have repercussions on injury incidence in either way, positive or negative. On the one hand, recovery time during the winter will be shorter, which might lead to an increased risk of injury. On the other hand, it will allow a better spread of games in the second round, thus reducing the amount of the so-called "English weeks", which in turn could reduce the number of injuries. This study compares injury incidence between the season 2008/2009 (long winter break) and the season 2009/2010(short winter break) via questionnaires in accordance with UEFA/FIFA injury evaluation criteria.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-01
• Study First Submitted: 2010-01-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-01-07
• Study First Posted: 2010-01-08
• Primary Completion: 2010-12
• Study Completion: 2010-12
• Status Verified: 2011-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-01-04
• Last Update Posted: 2011-01-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• German professional male soccer players

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Exclusion Criteria

• Loss of professional status as a soccer player

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Soccer Players	shortened winter break	German professional soccer players

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
injury incidence	2 seasons

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
types of injury	2 seasons