Smart Textile Solutions as Biofeedback Method for Injury Prevention for Latvian Football Youth League Players

NCT ID: NCT06551454

Last Updated: 2025-10-01

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-09-25
• Study Completion Date: 2026-10-01

Brief Summary

Lower limb injuries are the most common in youth football leagues, accounting for 72% to 93% of all injuries. The leading prevention program in football today is the FIFA 11+ warm-up program, which reduces the risk of injury by 30%. Evidence from several studies confirms the addition of feedback during training reduces the incidence of injury by 40% . Recent studies have shown that the smart textile sock system is an objective, easy-to-use tool for real-time foot monitoring and is an interactive feedback tool for athletes. However, there is a lack of information on the impact of the objective feedback provided by the Smart Textile Sensor Socks System on the outcome measures of football players prevention programs. In the first phase of the project, a cross-sectional study involving youth league footballers will be conducted to identify the most effective feedback elements of the smart sock system. In the second phase, a pilot study will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention exercises using the feedback provided by smart textile sensor socks. The results of the functional tests and the study outcomes will be selected as performance indicators to evaluate the smart textile sensor sock system. Conclusions on the use of the smart textile sensor sock system as a feedback method for injury prevention in Latvian Youth Football League players will be drawn based on the results obtained from the project.

Conditions

Sport Injury

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Football Youth League Players group

Intervention for all participants: 12 weeks of prevention exercise program in football FIFA 11+ tasks of part 2: single leg stance and squats. Followed by exercise monitoring instructions in the FIFA 11+ user manual.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method for injury prevention in youth league football players integrates sensors within socks to monitor key biomechanical indicators such as center of pressure and plantar pressure of the foot in real-time. By providing immediate feedback and alerts on potential injury risks, the system helps players adjust their techniques during training sessions and prevent injuries during training and games.

Smart Textile Biofeedback Football Youth League Players group

Using the biofeedback method provided by the DAid® smart sock system as the monitoring method of positioning the lower limb for the study group during 12 weeks of prevention exercise program in football FIFA 11+ tasks of part 2: single leg stance and squats.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method for injury prevention in youth league football players integrates sensors within socks to monitor key biomechanical indicators such as center of pressure and plantar pressure of the foot in real-time. By providing immediate feedback and alerts on potential injury risks, the system helps players adjust their techniques during training sessions and prevent injuries during training and games.

Interventions

Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method

The Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method for injury prevention in youth league football players integrates sensors within socks to monitor key biomechanical indicators such as center of pressure and plantar pressure of the foot in real-time. By providing immediate feedback and alerts on potential injury risks, the system helps players adjust their techniques during training sessions and prevent injuries during training and games.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. youth football league players;

2. agree to participate in the study;

3. age from 14 to 18 years;

4. understands and speaks Latvian.

Exclusion Criteria

1. operative treatment in the lower limb within the last 9 months;

2. injuries or pain in the lower limb during the last 6 months;

3. disorders of the vestibular apparatus

4. presence of metallic implants in the sensor application areas.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riga Stradins University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Guna Semjonova

Dr. Principal Investigator, Scientific Project Coordinator, Department of Rehabilitation at Riga Stradins University

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Signe Tomsone, Dr.Med.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation, Riga Stradiņš University

Linda Lancere, Dr.sc.ing.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

Aleksejs Katasevs, Dr.phys

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riga Technical University

Aleksandrs Okss, Dr.Habil.Sci-Eng.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Riga Technical University

Locations

Latvian Football Federation

Riga, , Latvia

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Latvia

Central Contacts

Guna Semjonova, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

guna.semjonova@rsu.lv

+37126035528

Anna Davidovica, M.H.Sc.

Role: CONTACT

anna.davidovica@rsu.lv

Facility Contacts

Sergejs Davidovics, M.Sc.

Role: primary

sergejs.davidovics@gmail.com

Related Links

https://zenodo.org/records/12804841

Following link is for the data management plan description of the project titled "Smart Textile Solutions as Biofeedback Method for Injury Prevention for Latvian Football Youth League Players"

Other Identifiers

lzp-2023/1-0027

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id