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Physiological Effects of Soccer Heading

NCT04810130 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 27

Last updated 2022-11-10

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Summary

There is growing concern for the resulting neurological and physiological outcomes from repeated head impacts in sports that do not manifest into traditional concussion symptoms. Specifically, there is evidence of immediate physiological deficits following controlled soccer heading. This study will compare the physiological changes of adolescents completing a set of soccer headers to those randomized to a set of soccer kicks to evaluate the effect of repetitive head impacts.

Conditions

  • Repeated Head Impacts

Interventions

OTHER

Soccer Kicking

Subjects assigned to the soccer kicking arm will complete 10 soccer kicks in 10 minutes.

OTHER

Soccer Heading (Frontal)

Subjects assigned to the soccer heading (frontal) arm will complete 10 frontal soccer headers (ball headed directly back to launch direction) in 10 minutes. Soccer balls will be projected at 10-17.5 m/s from approximately 10-15 m with a JUGS ball launcher.

OTHER

Soccer Heading (Oblique)

Subjects assigned to the soccer heading (oblique) arm will complete 10 oblique soccer headers (ball headed 90° to the right from ball launch direction) in 10 minutes. Soccer balls will be projected at 10-17.5 m/s from approximately 10-15 m with a JUGS ball launcher.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kristy B Arbogast, PhD · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

  • Christina L Master, MD · Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-15
Primary Completion
2021-12-18
Completion
2021-12-19

Countries

  • United States

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