Modification of Risk Factors Associated With Knee Injury in Netball

NCT ID: NCT05268354

Last Updated: 2022-03-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: UNKNOWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-03-04
• Study Completion Date: 2024-01-31

Brief Summary

Noncontact knee injuries are a concern in netball. As such, it is important to devise appropriate injury prevention programs that players will complete to reduce the risk of injury. Previous research suggests that the most common situation of noncontact knee injury in netball involves a stiff landing or apparent knee valgus collapse, trunk rotation, and lateral flexion. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a neuromuscular training program on biomechanical risk factors during a netball-specific landing.

Conditions

Knee Injuries

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Training group

6-week neuromuscular training program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

6-week neuromuscular training program

Intervention Type: OTHER

Training program consisting of three neuromuscular training sessions per week

Control group

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

6-week neuromuscular training program

Training program consisting of three neuromuscular training sessions per week

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Female
• 18-45 years
• No history of lower limb injury in the last 6 months
• No history of concussion in the last 6 months
• No history of any knee surgery
• Currently playing recreational netball at least once per week

Exclusion Criteria

• Male
• Under 18 years or over 45 years of age
• Suffered from a lower limb injury in the last 6 months
• Suffered from concussion in the last 6 months
• Any history of knee surgery
• Not currently playing recreational netball at least once per week

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 45 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

St Mary's University College

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Other Identifiers

StMarysUC2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id