Serial Movement Assessment in Collegiate Athletes Who Perform Injury Prevention Training

NCT04748718 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: Beltz FAW2122 NMC PTP
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 62
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Athletic injury can result in decreased athletic performance or removal from sport participation. There may also be psychological and financial impacts of athletic injury. Additionally, there can be long-term consequences, such as increased risk of subsequent injury or arthritis. Therefore, determining ways to prevent athletic injury from occurring is critical. Movement quality during sport is related to injury risk. Athletes who move poorly are generally at increased risk of injury compared to athletes who move well. Movement quality can be improved through exercise-based injury prevention training, thereby decreasing injury risk. This purposed of this study is to evaluate movement quality multiple times over the course of an athletic season in collegiate athletes who perform injury prevention training. The hypothesis is that movement quality will improve over the course of an athletic season.

Conditions

Injury Leg; Injury, Knee; Injury;Sports; Injury, Ankle

Keywords

sport injury; injury prevention; neuromuscular control

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) Score

  number of errors; scale is 0-17; lower score indicates better outcome

  assessing change over 3 timepoints: baseline (week 0), midseason (weeks 4-6), end-of-season (weeks 10-12)

• Balance Error Scoring System (BESS) Score

  number of errors; scale is 0-60; higher score indicates worse outcome

  assessing change over 3 timepoints: baseline (week 0), midseason (weeks 4-6), end-of-season (weeks 10-12)

Study Arms (1)

Injury Prevention Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

exercise-based neuromuscular training injury prevention program

Other: Exercise-based injury prevention program

Interventions

Exercise-based injury prevention program OTHER

\~10-minute, 4+ times/week exercise-based injury prevention program. Includes flexibility, strengthening, balance, agility and plyometric exercises.

Injury Prevention Arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Division III Athlete
• Coach and athletic trainer elect to receive injury prevention services
• Ages 18-24

You may not qualify if:

• Does not participate on NCAA Division III Athletic Team

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northern Vermont University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Northern Vermont University

Johnson, Vermont, 05665, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Leg Injuries; Knee Injuries; Athletic Injuries; Ankle Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Eleanor Beltz
• Organization: Northern Vermont University

Eleanor.Beltz@NorthernVermont.edu

802-635-1329

Study Officials

• Eleanor Beltz, PhD, ATC

  Northern Vermont University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes
• Restrictive Agreement: No

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: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 31, 2021
• First Posted: February 10, 2021
• Study Start: August 17, 2021
• Primary Completion: March 29, 2022
• Study Completion: March 29, 2022
• Last Updated: April 1, 2024
• Results First Posted: April 1, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)