Functional Movement Screen Differences in Male and Female Footballers as an Injury Prevention Tool.

NCT05005325 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: REC/0867 Fatima Amjad
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 264
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Football is definitely a sport commonly held across the world. It is played mostly at the professional level and as a leisure sport as well. Many countries organize football matches at different levels, and these matches include various age groups ranging from adolescents to young adults. As the participation in football is increasing it is also increasing the risk of developing injuries. It exposes the athlete to contact injuries and non-contact injuries. The intensity of the body's biomechanical and physiological reactions when playing football is enhanced because it has sporadic and irregular activity. This increased workload can increase the risk of injury. Many sport specialists perform movements which are related to that specific sport but the paradigm has been shifted to a more integrated functional approach which includes principles of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, muscle synergy and motor learning and it is important to inspect the basic fundamental movements as these occur throughout many athletic activities. Before participating in the sporting event, athletes undergo a comprehensive pre-participation examination which includes examination of health status, underlying medical problems and musculoskeletal system, it is a standard approach to injury screening. However, this does not evaluate the intrinsic risk factors which might be associated with the injury during field.

Conditions

Sports Physical Therapy

Keywords

Functional Movement Screen,; Footballers,; Speed

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Functional Movement Screen

  Functional Movement Screen (FMS) will be used as a 'Pre' and 'Post' assessment tool to evaluate the risk of injury/dysfunctional performance among male and female footballers. Minimum and Maximum score interpretation required

  6th week

Study Arms (2)

Experimental group(Male)

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants will be included in the study after screening from inclusion criteria. Each participant will perform FMS during a single session before competition as pre testing. It consists of 7 movement tasks and 3 clearance screens. Movement task will include deep squat, hurdle step, inline lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight-leg raise, trunk stability push-up and rotary stability. Five of the 7 tasks (hurdle step, inline lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight-leg raise and rotary stability) will be performed on both right and left sides. In addition to these, 3 clearance screen will assess the presence of pain with shoulder internal rotation/flexion, end range spinal flexion and end range spinal extension. Participants will be instructed for each task performance and will perform 3 attempts for each task.

Other: Experimental group(Male)

Experimental group(Female)

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be included in the study after screening from inclusion criteria. Each participant will perform FMS during a single session before competition as pre testing. It consists of 7 movement tasks and 3 clearance screens. Movement task will include deep squat, hurdle step, inline lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight-leg raise, trunk stability push-up and rotary stability. Five of the 7 tasks (hurdle step, inline lunge, shoulder mobility, active straight-leg raise and rotary stability) will be performed on both right and left sides. In addition to these, 3 clearance screen will assess the presence of pain with shoulder internal rotation/flexion, end range spinal flexion and end range spinal extension. Participants will be instructed for each task performance and will perform 3 attempts for each task.

Other: Experimental group(Female)

Interventions

Experimental group(Male) OTHER

Hurdle steps Deep squats Inline lunges Shoulder Clearing Active straight leg raise Trunk stability pushup Rotary stability Spinal extension exam Spinal flexion exam

Experimental group(Male)

Experimental group(Female) OTHER

Hurdle steps Deep squats Inline lunges Shoulder Clearing Active straight leg raise Trunk stability pushup Rotary stability Spinal extension exam Spinal flexion exam

Experimental group(Female)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 22 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Male and Female Footballers
• Athletes training at least 3 times per week (\>1.5h/week)

You may not qualify if:

• Recent injury of lower extremity within past 6 months
• History of traumatic brain injury
• History of concussion
• History of cervical spine injury within the last year
• History of shoulder surgery
• History of anterior cruciate ligament repair
• History of meniscal repair
• History of Achilles tendon repair
• History of ankle fracture
• Recent eye and ear disorders within past 6 months
• Receiving physical therapy for musculoskeletal injuries

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Ra'ad Arena

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, 46000, Pakistan

Location

Study Officials

• Danish Latif, MSPT-SPT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 5, 2021
• First Posted: August 13, 2021
• Study Start: May 10, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 10, 2021
• Study Completion: August 31, 2021
• Last Updated: September 23, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)