NCT01044953

Brief Summary

The winter break within the German Professional Football Leagues will be shortened as for the season 2009/2010 from 6.5 to 3.5 weeks. That might have repercussions on injury incidence in either way, positive or negative. On the one hand, recovery time during the winter will be shorter, which might lead to an increased risk of injury. On the other hand, it will allow a better spread of games in the second round, thus reducing the amount of the so-called "English weeks", which in turn could reduce the number of injuries. This study compares injury incidence between the season 2008/2009 (long winter break) and the season 2009/2010(short winter break) via questionnaires in accordance with UEFA/FIFA injury evaluation criteria.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
240

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 2009

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2009

Completed
1 year until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 7, 2010

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 8, 2010

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2010

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

January 5, 2011

Status Verified

January 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

1.9 years

First QC Date

January 7, 2010

Last Update Submit

January 4, 2011

Conditions

Injury

Keywords

injury incidencemale professional soccerChange of injury incidence in professional soccer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • injury incidence

    2 seasons

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • types of injury

    2 seasons

Study Arms (1)

Soccer Players

German professional soccer players

Other: shortened winter break

Interventions

shortened winter breakOTHER

winter break shortened by 3 weeks (from 6.5 to 3.5) within the German Professional Soccer League in season 2009/2010

Soccer Players

Eligibility Criteria

Age16 Years - 40 Years
Sexmale
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

German professional male soccer players

You may qualify if:

  • German professional male soccer players

You may not qualify if:

  • Loss of professional status as a soccer player

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

  • Karen aus der Fünten, MD, MChiro

    Saarland University, Institute for Sports and Preventive Medicine

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 7, 2010

First Posted

January 8, 2010

Study Start

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion

December 1, 2010

Study Completion

December 1, 2010

Last Updated

January 5, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-01