An interventional study of Smart Preventive Program in Sports Injury Prevention and Injury Risk Prediction Among Amateur Football Players, sponsored by Ali Muaddi. Completed at 1 site in Saudi Arabia. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-02.
Sponsored by Ali Muaddi · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
This study evaluated a smart preventive program designed to predict injury risk associated with environmental factors among male amateur football players in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. The program considered environmental conditions, including temperature and humidity, as well as individual factors related to training readiness and preventive practices.
A total of 120 amateur football players were included in the study and divided into an intervention group and a control group, with 60 participants in each group. The intervention group used the smart preventive program, while the control group received no intervention from the study program.
The program aimed to help players recognize potentially unsafe training conditions and follow preventive recommendations related to training timing and intensity, hydration, rest breaks, warm-up, stretching, and sleep and recovery.
The study compared injury risk scores and preventive practices between the two groups. Injury occurrence was also assessed during the study period. The findings may help inform the development of practical, technology-based approaches to injury prevention among amateur football players training in hot environmental conditions.
258 studies on the registry are indexed under Athletic Injuries; 45 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 120 is above the median of 44 across 164 interventional studies indexed under Athletic Injuries.
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Male amateur football players aged 18-40 years.
Participation in the Jazan Region amateur football league.
At least one year of football-playing experience.
Participation in outdoor football training or competition at least twice per week.
Ability to use a smartphone-compatible application.
Willingness to participate and provide .
Exclusion Criteria:
Professional or semi-professional football players.
Major musculoskeletal injury or surgery within the previous 12 months.
Diabetes mellitus.
Hypertension.
Cardiovascular diseases.
Incomplete questionnaire data or irregular participation during the study period.
Unwillingness to use the application or comply with study procedures.
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Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
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Participants received the smart preventive program in addition to their regular football training.
Behavioral: Smart Preventive Program
Participants continued their regular football training without using the smart preventive program.
A smart preventive program designed to assess injury risk associated with environmental conditions and individual readiness among amateur football players. The program provided risk classifications and preventive recommendations based on environmental factors, including temperature and humidity, as well as training-related factors such as warm-up, stretching, hydration, sleep, recovery, and perceived readiness. Recommendations were intended to help players adapt their training practices to reduce potential injury risk.
Incidence of Football-Related Injuries Recorded During the Study Period
Comparison of the number and proportion of participants experiencing football-related injuries between the intervention and control groups during the study period, based on injury data collected during the study.
Time frame: 1 month
Environmental Risk Score Calculated Using the Aura Shield Program
Comparison of environmental risk scores between the intervention and control groups. The score is calculated using environmental data, including temperature and humidity, and daily questionnaire responses concerning behavioural and training-related factors, including sleep and playing surface conditions.
Time frame: 1 month
Adherence to Preventive Behaviours Assessed Using the Aura Shield Daily Questionnaire
Comparison of adherence to warm-up, stretching, hydration, and recovery practices between the intervention and control groups, based on daily questionnaire responses collected during the study period.
Time frame: 1 month
Injury Risk Classification Generated by the Aura Shield Program
Assessment of the program's ability to classify injury risk based on environmental data, including temperature and humidity, and behavioural and training-related factors collected through the daily questionnaire.
Time frame: 1 month
Plan to share: Undecided — There are currently no plans to share individual participant data (IPD) collected during this study with other researchers. The possibility of sharing de-identified individual participant data may be considered in the future, subject to applicable ethical requirements, data protection regulations, and institutional policies. Any future decision to share data will depend on the availability of the data, appropriate safeguards for participant confidentiality, and the necessary approvals.
Ran from Feb 2026 to primary completion in Mar 2026, 1 month.
Of 119 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Athletic Injuries, half reached primary completion within 5 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 2 and three quarters within 14. This study's 1 month is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 121 studies reached it within 5 months; a quarter within 2 and three quarters within 14.
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