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The Impact of Eye and Body Training on the Injury Rate of Concussions in Female Soccer Players

NCT06473883 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 209

Last updated 2024-06-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The research project aims to find out how special training influences the frequency and severity of injuries among female footballers in the top Swiss league. The project also aims to help establish normative values that are specifically tailored to women. The participating clubs will be randomly assigned to a comprehensive pre-season baseline examination with training recommendations based on the performed examinations (intervention group) or control group (normal training). Over the course of the 2024/2025 season, both groups will be compared in terms of the incidence and severity of concussions and musculoskeletal injuries. Initial results will be available in spring 2025 to coincide with the start of the European Women's Football Championship.

The investigators' hypothesis is that the training recommendations in the intervention group will lead to a lower incidence of concussions and that the players will show better injury prevention as a result of these exercises.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Training recommendation

The players in the intervention group are also given specific training recommendations for the prevention of head injuries, which are compiled by experts (sports scientists, physiotherapists and neuroscientists). The exercise selection covers several areas that can be affected after a head injury. Each section contains 8 different exercises with increasing levels of difficulty (3x Basic-3x Intermediate-2x Advanced). The recommendations should be used as a warm-up program throughout the season before each training session. The coach or athletic coach will lead the warm-up program and ensure that each player follows the sequence and completes each phase according to the scheduled weeks. The warm-up program should be conducted as an 8-week cycle.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • BrainCare Medical Group

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nina Feddermann-Demont, PD Dr.med · Medical Director

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-30
Primary Completion
2024-10-30
Completion
2025-09-30

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