An interventional study of Knee Control training program in Athletic Injuries, sponsored by Linkoeping University. Completed at 1 site in Sweden. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 17 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-08-21.
Sponsored by Linkoeping University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study evaluates the preventive effect of a neuromuscular training program on injuries in youth floorball players. Half of participants will receive the training program, and half act as control and perform their usual training practices.
The study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial including male and female youth (12-17 years) floorball players. Club is used as cluster unit.
Coaches in the intervention group receive education of the preventive neuromuscular training program Knee Control (Knäkontroll) before the start of the season. Knee Control consists of 6 different exercises, with 4 different variations and 1 pair-exercise, and takes about 10 minutes to complete. In addition, coaches are instructed to perform a 5-minute running warm-up before the Knee Control exercises. Teams are to carry out the intervention at all training sessions, and the 5-minute warm-up also before all matches.
Coaches in the control group carry on their normal training and warm-up routines with their clubs.
Teams are followed for one full season: October 2017 - March 2018. Data registered for the study include exposure to floorball training and matches, and injuries that occur as a result of participation in floorball.
Exclusion Criteria:
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The Knee Control program is a neuromuscular training program that consists of 6 different exercises, with 4 levels of progression and one pair-exercise, for each exercise. The Knee Control program takes about 10 minute to complete after familiarization. In addition, a 5-minute running warm-up is instructed to coaches. Coaches are to perform the Knee Control program + the 5 minute warm-up at all training sessions during the season, and the 5 minute warm-up before all matches.
Other: Knee Control training program
The control group teams receive no intervention, and coaches are instructed to carry out their normal training and warm-up practice throughout the season.
10-minute training program to be performed at all team training sessions during the season.
All physical complaints injury
Any floorball related injury regardless of need of care or absence from floorball training or matches ("all physical complaints" injury definition)
Time frame: Study start up to end of season (6 months)
Time-loss injury
Floorball related injury causing absence from the next training or match with the team ("time-loss injury")
Time frame: Study start up to end of season (6 months)
Medical attention injury
Floorball related injury requiring the player to seek care ("medical attention injury")
Time frame: Study start up to end of season (6 months)
Adverse events
Adverse events of using the program (intervention group only)
Time frame: Study start up to end of season (6 months)
Intervention compliance and fidelity
Coach reported compliance and fidelity with the program protocol (intervention group only)
Time frame: Study start up to end of season (6 months)
Coach experience of injuries and intervention program
Coach baseline and follow-up experiences of injuries (control group and intervention group) and of the Knee Control program (intervention group only)
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months
Player experience of injuries and intervention program
Player baseline and follow-up experiences of injuries (control group and intervention group) and of the Knee Control program (intervention group only)
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months
Exercise fidelity
Exercise fidelity (observation of the technique when using the intervention in select intervention group teams)
Time frame: At approximately 2 months and 5 months
Health care need
Number of health care visits due to floorball related injuries during the season, type of diagnostic examinations and treatments
Time frame: After study end at 6 months
Costs
Estimated costs of floorball related injuries and costs of the intervention
Time frame: After study end at 6 months
Plan to share: Undecided — Undecided, possibly share deidentified exposure and injury outcome data
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