Implementation of the I-PROTECT Model

NCT04481958 | Terminated

• 1 other identifier: 2014/713
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 700
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Evidence-based injury prevention training is highly effective in reducing sport-related musculoskeletal injuries in youth. However, this training has so far had limited public health impact because it is not widely or properly implemented or sustained. In this single case study with youth teams from two handball clubs in Southern Sweden, the aim is to test the I-PROTECT model, featuring injury prevention training and an associated implementation plan. The main hypothesis is that the intervention will result in higher motivational and volitional levels in relation to injury prevention training.

Conditions

Athletic Injuries

Keywords

Physical activity; Preventive therapy; Adolescent; Health plan implementation; Behaviour change

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Health Action Process Approach questions for coaches

  An adapted version of the Health Action Process Approach (HAPA), specifically related to injury prevention training for youth team handball, has been developed and adapted for coaches. The questions focus on motivational strategies (e.g., risk perception, outcome expectancies) and volitional strategies (e.g., action planning, maintenance self-efficacy) for behavior change regarding injury-prevention training.

  Baseline to end-of-season (after approx. 8 months)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Descriptive information about the Covid-19 pandemic and use of I-PROTECT (coaches)

  Baseline to end-of-season (after approx. 8 months)

• Health Action Process Approach and Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance Sport Setting Matrix questions among caregivers

  Baseline

Study Arms (1)

I-PROTECT model

EXPERIMENTAL

The I-PROTECT model is an end-user-driven intervention including evidence-based, theory-informed, and context-specific injury prevention training for youth handball, and an associated implementation strategy.

Behavioral: I-PROTECT

Interventions

I-PROTECT BEHAVIORAL

The I-PROTECT model is based on existing research and knowledge of experts in sport medicine, sport psychology and implementation science, with the involvement of end-users throughout the process. The interdisciplinary intervention includes exercises based on physical and psychological principles of effective injury prevention training, specifically tailored for youth handball players, and support for developing a continuous implementation strategy. The intervention is delivered through a mobile application (the I-PROTECT GO), including modules tailored for coaches, players, club administrators, and caregivers, respectively. Coaches are introduced to the intervention in a workshop, and they will conduct the exercises with their teams during handball practice. Due to pandemic restrictions, the mobile application could not be finalized, and only the module for coaches was available.

I-PROTECT model

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Players: ages 13-17 years and training ≥2 times/week in a team
• Coaches: leading ≥1 training session/week
• Caregivers: directly associated with the eligible players
• Club administrators: engagement in the issues of sports injury, coach education - or policy development for youth players

You may not qualify if:

• Employed/paid players

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lund University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Eva Ageberg

Lund, 22100, Sweden

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Ageberg E, Bunke S, Nilsen P, Donaldson A. Planning injury prevention training for youth handball players: application of the generalisable six-step intervention development process. Inj Prev. 2020 Apr;26(2):164-169. doi: 10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043468. Epub 2020 Feb 4.

  PMID: 32019772 BACKGROUND

• Ageberg E, Bunke S, Lucander K, Nilsen P, Donaldson A. Facilitators to support the implementation of injury prevention training in youth handball: A concept mapping approach. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2019 Feb;29(2):275-285. doi: 10.1111/sms.13323. Epub 2018 Nov 8.

  PMID: 30339309 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Athletic Injuries; Motor Activity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries; Behavior

Study Officials

• Eva Ageberg, PhD

  Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD, Professor

Model Details: Single case study, purposeful sampling

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 8, 2020
• First Posted: July 22, 2020
• Study Start: August 27, 2020
• Primary Completion: January 24, 2022
• Study Completion: January 24, 2022
• Last Updated: February 2, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-01

Locations

SE (1)