Epidemiology of Injuries in the Professional Women's Swedish National IceHockey League Permitted to Body-Checking

NCT06351618 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2023-06114-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 225
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research project can contribute to a deeper understanding of injury patterns among professional female ice-hockey players allowed to body check. An understanding of common injury types and mechanisms aids the clinician in diagnosis and management. This information can guide preventative strategies in the areas of education, coaching, rule enforcement, rule modifications, equipment improvement, and sportsmanship. Today, ice hockey is a sport associated with many severe injuries that not only causes suffering and lower quality of life for the athlete, but also costs society a lot of money. Reducing the number and severity of sport-related injuries is therefore of importance. Knowledge of the injury epidemiology of women's hockey could also contribute to better preventive training programs and other injury preventive actions in the sport. Currently, only a minority of all sports medicine research is made on female study participants (26). This research project has the possibility to gain more knowledge about the female athlete, not only applicable for elite hockey-players, but also for female athletes in different disciplines and in youth teams. Knowledge of factors associated with injury could also contribute to better injury preventive actions and highlight subgroups in extra need of future preventive interventions.

Conditions

Sport Injury; Ice-Skates Accident; Sports Accident; Female Athlete Triad; Female

Keywords

women's health; Ice hockey; Elite sport; Injuries; Bodychecking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Injuries per 1000 training hours

  1 year

• Injuries per 1000 game hours

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

Elite female ice hockey players in Sweden

Other: No intervention will be conducted.

Interventions

No intervention will be conducted. OTHER

No intervention will be conducted.

Elite female ice hockey players in Sweden

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 110 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Registered players in SDHL.

You may qualify if:

• minimum 16 years of age, registered player in the highest Swedish professional ice hockey league for women, SDHL

You may not qualify if:

• age under 16 years.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lund University: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University

Malmo, 20213, Sweden

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Female Athlete Triad Syndrome; Wounds and Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport; Feeding and Eating Disorders; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Amanda Lahti

CONTACT

0704854798; amanda.lahti@med.lu.se

Emelie Stenman

CONTACT

0702900920; emelie.stenman@med.lu.se

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 5 Years
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 2, 2024
• First Posted: April 8, 2024
• Study Start: December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: March 26, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): January 1, 2028
• Last Updated: April 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

SE (1)