Knowledge Translation Intervention for ACL Injury Prevention Program in Youth Soccer

NCT05442879 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HUM00214282
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 671
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries of the knee are common in youth soccer players, and show an even higher prevalence in female soccer players. Clinical practice guidelines recommend ACL injury prevention programs (ACL-IPP) to reduce injury risk, yet implementation in amateur youth soccer is low, reducing actual real-world effectiveness. This trial is a pragmatic effectiveness trial for ACL injury prevention for amateur youth soccer players, using a knowledge translation intervention with the Knowledge-to-Action Framework.

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries; Lower Extremity Problem

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Uptake of ACL-IPP

  Reported frequency of implementation of ACL-IPP

  up to 2 years

• Number of ACL injuries

  up to 2 years

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in 5-10-5 test time

  2-4 months

• Change in horizontal jump distance

  2-4 months

• Change in 10 meter forward run time

  2-4 months

• Number of time-loss lower extremity injuries

  up to 2 years

Study Arms (2)

Knowledge Translation Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The group participating in the KT intervention program will participate in focus groups, individual meetings, and receive videos, informational handouts and on-field training from the researchers. The researchers and participants will work together to determine barriers and facilitators towards implementation of an ACL-IPP, and create an ACL-IPP that follows established clinical practice guidelines and is individualized to the local contextual needs.

Behavioral: Knowledge Translation Intervention

Educational Handout

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The coaches will receive an educational handout describing an ACL-IPP.

Behavioral: Educational handout

Interventions

Knowledge Translation Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The KT intervention utilizes the communications between the teams and the researchers to promote implementation of the ACL-IPPs. The meetings will provide opportunities for mutually beneficial learning from the researchers, and feedback from the coaches on how to best implement strategies through local barriers in order to facilitate necessary changes to promote ACL-IPP usage while adhering to clinical practice guideline recommendations.

Knowledge Translation Intervention

Educational handout BEHAVIORAL

Educational handout describing a commonly cited ACL-IPP.

Educational Handout

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 19 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Amateur youth soccer organizations within southern Michigan.

You may not qualify if:

• Players above the age of 19 or below the age of 14
• Teams that have dedicated medical staffing

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead
• Community Foundation of Greater Flint: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Michigan-Flint

Flint, Michigan, 48502, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Knee Injuries; Leg Injuries; Wounds and Injuries

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2022
• First Posted: July 5, 2022
• Study Start: July 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: April 30, 2024
• Study Completion: August 30, 2024
• Last Updated: October 15, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Locations

US (1)