Effect of the FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program on Performance & Movement Control in Young Female Athletes

NCT02422771 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Startup 1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 47
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In response to high injury rates in soccer, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) developed an injury prevention program called the "11+". It is designed to replace a standard warm-up and takes about 20 minutes to complete. The program has proven remarkably effective in decreasing the rate of injury in soccer players. However, uptake of the 11+ has been less than desired. Adoption of the program may be increased if additional benefits can be demonstrated and the program is introduced at a younger age. The goals of this study are to (1)establish that young athletes can tolerate the program, and (2)measure the effects of the 11+ program on the physical performance of 10-12 year old girls. Three teams will be randomly assigned to the intervention group and carry out the 11+ program for the duration of the indoor soccer season. Another 3 teams will continue with their usual warm-up. Pre- and post-intervention, balance, agility, core strength and movement control will be assessed in all athletes. The investigators hypothesize that the athletes will tolerate the program well and that the intervention group will improve on the performance tests significantly more than the control group.

Conditions

Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in single leg squat score at 6 months

  Baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) score at 6 months

  Baseline and 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Athletes in this group will continue with their usual warm-up for the duration of the indoor soccer season.

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

FIFA 11+ warm-up

Other: FIFA 11+ warm-up

Interventions

FIFA 11+ warm-up OTHER

A sequence of 15 exercises performed before soccer practices and games. The exercises include strength, agility, balance and motor control components and take about 15-20 minutes to perform. The intervention replaces any previous warm-up the athletes may have done.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Bonivital club level soccer athlete

You may not qualify if:

• any condition or injury present at pre-testing that may place the athlete at risk (e.g. sprained ankle)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Manitoba: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 0T6, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Knee Injuries; Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• Joanne L Parsons, PhD

  University of Manitoba

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2015
• First Posted: April 21, 2015
• Study Start: October 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2016
• Study Completion: March 1, 2016
• Last Updated: October 26, 2016

Record last verified: 2015-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)