Effectiveness of a Novel Warm-up in Decreasing Risk Factors for ACL Injury in Female Youth Soccer Players

NCT01591941 | Completed Phase 2

• 1 other identifier: BCM06-0007
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

There is a large number of young women who sustain serious knee injuries from playing soccer. Female athletes are at high risk of knee injuries from soccer than males. We will conduct a research project to assess the effect of a warm-up on changing some of the movement patterns thought to contribute to these serious knee injuries. It is hypothesized that a core position and control movement strategy (Core-PAC) group reduce biomechanical risk factors at the knee compared to a control after the training program.

Conditions

ACL Injury

Keywords

ACL, Knee , Injury,

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Peak knee flexion angle and peak abduction moment

  Intervention group will be instructed to move from the trunk first during a series of athletic tasks. The Control group will be instructed to move with their usual athletic movements during the same tasks. After 6 weeks of this training, subjects will be asked to return to the GF Strong Rehabilitation Center for biomechanical testing.

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

CON group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Control Group underwent a standard soccer warm-up

Other: Core-PAC

Core-PAC

EXPERIMENTAL

Experimental took part in the Core position and control movement strategy (Core-PAC) warm-up

Other: Core-PAC

Interventions

Core-PAC OTHER

Core position and control movement strategy (Core-PAC): Do warm-up prior to 6 weeks of regular soccer training for peak flexion angles and peak abduction moments at the knee during a side-cut (SC) and an unanticipated side-cut (USC) prior to kicking a soccer ball and a side-hop (SH) task.

CON group; Core-PAC

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• years of age;
• have no injuries for six weeks prior to testing;
• have no medical problems preventing them from participating in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• have a previous ACL injury or repair;
• have a back or lower limb injury that kept them from playing or training for greater than 30 days in the past year;
• presently using a supplemental exercise based program;
• have any medical or neurologic condition that would impair their ability to perform the tasks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead

Study Sites (1)

Rehab Research Lab, GF Strong Rehab Centre

Vancovuer, British Columbia, V5Z 2G9, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Knee Injuries; Leg Injuries

Study Officials

• Suan R Harris, PhD

  University of British Columbia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 2, 2012
• First Posted: May 4, 2012
• Study Start: June 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2007
• Study Completion: August 1, 2007
• Last Updated: May 7, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-05

Locations

CA (1)