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Muscle Function and Traumatic Knee Injury in Sports

NCT03479775 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2020-06-02

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Summary

The aims of the project are to 1) evaluate different aspects of muscle function and its role as a potential risk and/or protective factor for traumatic knee injury in youth female athletes; 2) develop and evaluate a battery of muscle function tests, easily used and requiring minimal equipment, to be applied as an on-the-field screening tool to detect muscle function deficiencies and monitoring youth female athletes at high risk of traumatic knee injury.

A prospective cohort design will be used, including approximately 100 female athletes (age 15-19) from Swedish senior sports high schools who are involved in high risk sports (soccer, handball, floorball and basket). A test battery for muscle function has been developed consisting of 11 tests that previously have been used for the assessment of muscle function. The tests will be instructed and supervised by educated test leaders. Measurements will take place at the athletes' school and carried out during the first semester (autumn 2017 and 2018). Data on injury surveillance and exposure (hours of match and training participation) will be collected prospectively over two years using a web-designed registration form. All athletes will on a weekly basis report their hours of training, minutes of match play and all time-loss injuries occurring during sport activity. Details on injury mechanism and diagnosis will be collected by each school's medical staff. The present study will contribute new knowledge on the role of muscle function and develop and evaluate a battery of muscle function tests to be used as an on-the-field screening tool for monitoring youth female athletes at high risk of traumatic knee injury.

Conditions

  • ACL Injury
  • Meniscus Lesion
  • Cartilage Injury
  • Ligament Injury

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lund University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sofia Ryman Augustsson · Lunds University

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-09-12
Primary Completion
2021-05-31
Completion
2021-06-30

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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