External Stressors Prior to Traumatic Knee Injury in Youth Athletes.

NCT04869566 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2019-02609
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 329
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate different aspects of mental stress aspects and its role as a potential risk factor for traumatic knee injury in youth athletes. Approximately 300 athletes (age 16-19) 50% women) who are involved in high risk sports (soccer, handball and floorball) will be included. The athletes will record his/hers traumatic knee injury together with information about training regimes and some details on injury mechanism on a web-based form. The form also includes questions about mental stressors, such as club exchange, changed game system in addition to conflict within and outside the family, etc, prior to injury. The present study will contribute new knowledge on levels of muscle function and different aspects of mental stress factors that may be related to traumatic knee injury in young athletes.

Conditions

Traumatic Knee Injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Number of participants that had occurred an injury during the last year

  Data on injury are collected retrospectively using a web-designed (SurveyMonkey®) registration form.

  12 months

• Number of participants with one ore several mental stressors related to environmental and social conditions

  Mental stressors, such as club exchange, changed game system, conflict within the family, examination at school etc will be recorded using a questionnaire.

  12 months

Study Arms (1)

Athletes with traumatic knee injury

Youth athletes, aged 16-19, with traumatic knee injury

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Coaches of approximately 1400 athletes, aged 16-19 years, involved in sports related to high risk of knee injury (soccer, handball and floorball), at 70 high schools in Sweden, will be contacted and introduced to the study through email. The team coach at each school will distribute a web-based form to the athletes during their first, second or third year of the high-school period by email or through the school's intra-net system. We estimate that approximately 300 youth athletes (50% women) will be included. From the included participants, ahtletes with traumatic knee injury will be included for furhter analysis.

You may qualify if:

• Male and female sport high school athletes Aged 15-19 years Participating and competing in soccer, handball, or floorball

You may not qualify if:

• Traumatic knee injury prior to sport high school.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Linnaeus University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sofia Ryman Augustsson

Kalmar, 391 82, Sweden

Location

Study Officials

• Sofia Ryman Augustsson, PhD

  sofia.rymanaugustsson@lnu.se

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assiociate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 28, 2021
• First Posted: May 3, 2021
• Study Start: June 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2021
• Study Completion: August 1, 2021
• Last Updated: September 22, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)