Preventing Knee Injuries in Adolescent Female Football Players

Region Skane4,564 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

4,564

Conditions

Knee Injury

Interventions

Knäkontroll, SISU Idrottsböcker©, Sweden, 2005BEHAVIORAL

The preventive program (Knäkontroll, SISU Idrottsböcker©, Sweden, 2005) consists of six exercises focusing on knee control and core stability and is performed during the warm-up at two training sessions per week throughout the 2009 competitive season.

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 13 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Linköping University

Linköping, Sweden

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

The incidence of ACL injury

Time frame: One competitive football season

Secondary Outcomes

The incidence of any acute knee injury except contusion

Time frame: One competitive football season

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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