Effect of Neuromuscular Warm-up on Injuries in Female Athletes
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The goal of the study is to determine effect of coach-led neuromuscular warm-up on non-contact, lower extremity (LE) injury rates among female athletes in a predominantly non-white public high school system. The investigators hypothesized the warm-up would reduce non-contact LE injuries.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jul 2006
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2006
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 23, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 24, 2010
CompletedJanuary 25, 2018
January 1, 2018
3 years
March 23, 2010
January 23, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
lower extremity injury rates
one year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
coach compliance with warm-up
one year
Study Arms (2)
neuromuscular warm-up
EXPERIMENTALcoaches in this arm use the prescribed warm-up before team practices
no warm-up
NO INTERVENTIONcoaches use their usual warm-up before team practices
Interventions
neuromuscular warm-up exercises that take 20 minutes to perform
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- plays basketball or soccer for a Chicago public high school team
- coaches basketball or soccer for a Chicago public high school team
- female, age 14-20
- Willing to implement a new warm-up before their team's practices and games
- Willing to complete a pre- and post-season survey before and after using the warm-up program for one season (surveys are attached).
- Willing to complete a pre- and post-workshop test before and after the workshop (tests are attached).
- Willing to allow study personnel to observe their implementation of the warm-up at up to three team practices or games.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Related Publications (1)
LaBella CR, Huxford MR, Grissom J, Kim KY, Peng J, Christoffel KK. Effect of neuromuscular warm-up on injuries in female soccer and basketball athletes in urban public high schools: cluster randomized controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2011 Nov;165(11):1033-40. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2011.168.
PMID: 22065184DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
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Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Cynthia R LaBella, MD
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Medical Director, Institute for Sports Medicine
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 23, 2010
First Posted
March 24, 2010
Study Start
July 1, 2006
Primary Completion
July 1, 2009
Study Completion
July 1, 2009
Last Updated
January 25, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-01