Injury and Illness Surveillance At the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022TM

NCT05629156 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 003
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 705
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The project aims to provide an overview of injury and illnesses during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. All teams are invited to participate and record details on time-loss injury and illness occurrence and training and match exposure during the tournament. In order to assess the severity of injuries (based on the length of time a player is unable to play for), all injuries are to be monitored until they are fully rehabilitated, even if this is after the end of the tournament. This information will be recorded by the team physicians and provided on daily report forms to the research team. Data will be encrypted before analysis and only anonymized data will be published. Descriptive statistics are used to provide an overview of the participant demographics and injury and illness occurrence. Injury incidence is calculated as number of injuries per 1000 hours of exposure, and injury burden is calculated as time-loss days per 1000 hours of exposure. Injury incidence and burden will be reported for training and match injuries separately. Illness incidence is calculated per 365 exposure days.

Conditions

Injuries; Illness Physical; Illness, Mental

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Incidence and burden of Time-loss injuries

  Time-loss is defined as inability of a player to complete the current or future training session or match. Injury is defined as tissue damage or other derangement of normal physical function resulting from rapid or repetitive transfer of kinetic energy.

  November-December 2022

• Incidence and burden of Time-loss illnesses

  Time-loss is defined as inability of a player to complete the current or future training session or match. Illness is defined as a health-related complaint or disorder experienced by an athlete, not considered as an injury.

  November-December 2022

Interventions

No intervention implemented. Observational study only OTHER

Observational study only. Injuries and illnesses and exposure is registered using standardized paper forms.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 includes 32 national teams, and each team is allowed to select 26 players, giving at total of 832 potential participants. In total, 64 matches will be played over 29 days.

You may qualify if:

• All participating football players at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Federation Internationale de Football Association: lead
• Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital

Doha, 29222, Qatar

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 17, 2022
• First Posted: November 29, 2022
• Study Start: November 9, 2022
• Primary Completion: December 19, 2022
• Study Completion: June 11, 2024
• Last Updated: February 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

QA (1)