Differential Biomechanical Effects of an ACL Injury Prevention Program in Women's Basketball and Soccer Players
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Brief Summary
Anterior cruciate ligament injury programs are less successful in women's basketball than soccer players, yet the reason for this discrepancy is unknown. Thus, this study will recruit high school aged girl's basketball and soccer players, randomized teams into control and experimental groups, administer an ACL injury prevention program in the experimental group and compare the two groups on their lower extremity biomechanics before and after completion of the program. Biomechanical analyses will help determine the extent to which women's basketball and soccer players respond differently to a uniform injury prevention program, and whether this prevention program provides an adequate stimulus to improve lower extremity biomechanics during basketball-specific tasks.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2015
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 21, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 21, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2015
CompletedJanuary 8, 2016
January 1, 2016
6 months
May 21, 2015
January 6, 2016
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Lower Extremity Angular Kinematics (hip flexion, hip adduction, hip internal rotation, knee flexion, abduction, knee internal rotation, knee external rotation)
6-8 weeks
Lower Extremity Kinetics (hip flexion, hip adduction, hip internal rotation, knee flexion, abduction, knee internal rotation, knee external rotation external moments)
6-8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Triple Jump Distance
6-8 weeks
Maximal Vertical Jump Height
6-8 weeks
Agility
6-8 weeks
Study Arms (4)
Basketball Control
NO INTERVENTIONControl group of basketball players
Basketball intervention
EXPERIMENTALIntervention group of basketball players
Soccer Control
NO INTERVENTIONControl group of soccer players
Soccer Intervention
EXPERIMENTALintervention group of soccer players
Interventions
Participants in the intervention group will complete at 6 week ACL injury prevention program previously described in the literature as being effective at reducing ACL injury risk. The prevention program lasts 20-25 minutes in duration and will take place as a warm-up prior to any practice. The frequency will depend solely on the number of practices each team holds throughout the given 6-week time period.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants will need to be participating in high school aged, competitive-level basketball and/or soccer and are medically cleared to participate in sports.
You may not qualify if:
- Participants will be excluded if they have a history of lower extremity surgery in the past 6 months, or have been diagnosed with a vestibular, balance, or cardiovascular disorders that may preclude safe participation during landing and jumping activities.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- High Point Universitylead
- University of North Carolina, Greensborocollaborator
Study Sites (1)
High Point University
High Point, North Carolina, 27268, United States
Related Publications (2)
Taylor JB, Nguyen AD, Shultz SJ, Ford KR. Hip biomechanics differ in responders and non-responders to an ACL injury prevention program. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2020 Apr;28(4):1236-1245. doi: 10.1007/s00167-018-5158-1. Epub 2018 Sep 27.
PMID: 30259145DERIVEDTaylor JB, Ford KR, Schmitz RJ, Ross SE, Ackerman TA, Shultz SJ. Sport-specific biomechanical responses to an ACL injury prevention programme: A randomised controlled trial. J Sports Sci. 2018 Nov;36(21):2492-2501. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2018.1465723. Epub 2018 Apr 19.
PMID: 29671383DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jeffrey B Taylor, DPT
High Point University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 21, 2015
First Posted
August 21, 2015
Study Start
May 1, 2015
Primary Completion
November 1, 2015
Study Completion
November 1, 2015
Last Updated
January 8, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-01