Injuries in Swedish Padel

NCT05111457 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021-03382
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 274
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to investigate the injury panorama of acute and overuse injuries in women and men who regularly participate padel. The intention is to provide insights on injury prevalence, injury location, injury consequences, gender differences and risk factors . This study will be conducted as a retrospective cohort study where the participants consist of female and male padle players, both at the recreational and competition level, with at least 6 months' experience in the sport. The information from this project can be valuable in the work of identifying risk factors for padle injuries and injury prevention strategies.

Conditions

Injury;Sports

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Injuries occured during padel; training and/or match

  Prevalence (number) of acute and overuse injuries

  Injuries during the last 6 month

• Body region injured

  Description of body region injured and prevalence; number of injuries at one site/of total number of injuries

  Last 6 month

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Type of injury

  Last 6 month

• Injury occurence in relation to different enviroment

  Last 6 month

• Injury occurence in relation to different padel rackets

  Last 6 month

• Sex difference in injury occurence

  Last 6 month

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The participants will consist of padle players at both recreational and competitive level. An estimated 300 players will be invited to participate (\~ 50% women). Recruitment will take place through inquiries via padle associations, social media and information flyers posted on padle courts around the Stockholm and Kalmar region.

You may qualify if:

• Regularly active women and men padle players
• Aged 18-65
• At least 6 months' experience in padel.

You may not qualify if:

• Players with \<1 hour of padle training per week.
• Players with less then 6 months' experience of padle training.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sofia Ryman Augustsson: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sofia Ryman Augustsson

Kalmar, 391 82, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Athletic Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 27, 2021
• First Posted: November 8, 2021
• Study Start: November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 27, 2022
• Study Completion: February 28, 2022
• Last Updated: April 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Locations

SE (1)