Effects of App-based Versus Personal On-site Instruction on Neuromuscular Activity in Injury Prevention Exercises

NCT ID: NCT03063814

Last Updated: 2017-02-24

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

47 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-09-01

Study Completion Date

2016-01-01

Brief Summary

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Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate neuromuscular characteristics observed during a single bout of selected and validated injury preventive exercises instructed by an app (in accordance with 'Get set - Train smarter') versus gold standard instruction, supervision and feedback provided on-site by an expert. The present evaluation targets a population of female football and handball players without any previous exposure to injury prevention training.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Musculoskeletal Injury Injury, Knee

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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APP

In the APP group, a video sequence of each exercise, supported by short written descriptions (in accordance to 'Get set - Train smarter', (9) on how to perform the exercise correctly, was shown to the participants on an iPad. The video-recorded exercises were performed by the same physiotherapist who supervised PHY participants. If required, the participants in the APP group were allowed to watch the video and description several times between trials of the same exercise. The participants approved their own trials when they believed that the exercises had been performed as described.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

APP

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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PHY

In PHY, a physiotherapist demonstrated and explained the focus areas of each of the five exercises before the participant performed the exercises. If needed, verbal feedback was given between trials to correct the performance of the exercise. The physiotherapist approved trials that were performed with proper technique.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

PHY

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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Interventions

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APP

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Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

PHY

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Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* female handball or football player (≥ 18 years old) competing at sub-elite level (i.e., 2-3 weekly training sessions)

Exclusion Criteria

* previous traumatic knee injury, lower limb injury at the time of testing and/or previous engagement in injury prevention practices.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Metropolitan University College

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Denmark

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Mette K Zebis, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Metropolitan University College

Locations

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Hvidovre Hospital

Hivdovre, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

Other Identifiers

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ACL01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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