Injury Incidence in Professional Soccer

NCT ID: NCT01044953

Last Updated: 2011-01-05

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-01-31

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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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

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Conditions

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Injury

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Soccer Players

German professional soccer players

shortened winter break

Intervention Type OTHER

winter break shortened by 3 weeks (from 6.5 to 3.5) within the German Professional Soccer League in season 2009/2010

Interventions

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shortened winter break

winter break shortened by 3 weeks (from 6.5 to 3.5) within the German Professional Soccer League in season 2009/2010

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* German professional male soccer players

Exclusion Criteria

* Loss of professional status as a soccer player
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Deutsche Fußball-Liga GmbH (German Soccer League Ltd.)

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universität des Saarlandes

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Saarland University, Institute for Sports and Preventive Medicine

Principal Investigators

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Karen aus der Fünten, MD, MChiro

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Saarland University, Institute for Sports and Preventive Medicine

Other Identifiers

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sportmed-saarland-01/2009

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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