Smart Textile Solutions as Biofeedback Method for Injury Prevention for Latvian Football Youth League Players

NCT06551454 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: lzp-2023/1-0027
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Lower limb injuries are the most common in youth football leagues, accounting for 72% to 93% of all injuries. The leading prevention program in football today is the FIFA 11+ warm-up program, which reduces the risk of injury by 30%. Evidence from several studies confirms the addition of feedback during training reduces the incidence of injury by 40% . Recent studies have shown that the smart textile sock system is an objective, easy-to-use tool for real-time foot monitoring and is an interactive feedback tool for athletes. However, there is a lack of information on the impact of the objective feedback provided by the Smart Textile Sensor Socks System on the outcome measures of football players prevention programs. In the first phase of the project, a cross-sectional study involving youth league footballers will be conducted to identify the most effective feedback elements of the smart sock system. In the second phase, a pilot study will be conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of prevention exercises using the feedback provided by smart textile sensor socks. The results of the functional tests and the study outcomes will be selected as performance indicators to evaluate the smart textile sensor sock system. Conclusions on the use of the smart textile sensor sock system as a feedback method for injury prevention in Latvian Youth Football League players will be drawn based on the results obtained from the project.

Conditions

Sport Injury

Keywords

smart textile sock system; youth athletes; football; soccer; biofeedback; injurie prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Foot plantar pressure changes during functional tasks (FIFA 11+; Part 2)

  Data from the biofeedback method provided by the biofeedback DAid® smart sock system

  12 weeks

• Functional Movement

  Change of Functional Movement Screening (FMS™) Scores

  2 times: pre and post 12 week intervention

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Age

  1 time.

• Sex

  1 time

• Foot size

  1 time

• positions on football field

  1 time

• User experience

  Once - after 12 weeks of intervention

Study Arms (2)

Football Youth League Players group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Intervention for all participants: 12 weeks of prevention exercise program in football FIFA 11+ tasks of part 2: single leg stance and squats. Followed by exercise monitoring instructions in the FIFA 11+ user manual.

Device: Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method

Smart Textile Biofeedback Football Youth League Players group

EXPERIMENTAL

Using the biofeedback method provided by the DAid® smart sock system as the monitoring method of positioning the lower limb for the study group during 12 weeks of prevention exercise program in football FIFA 11+ tasks of part 2: single leg stance and squats.

Device: Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method

Interventions

Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method DEVICE

The Smart Textile Solution Biofeedback Method for injury prevention in youth league football players integrates sensors within socks to monitor key biomechanical indicators such as center of pressure and plantar pressure of the foot in real-time. By providing immediate feedback and alerts on potential injury risks, the system helps players adjust their techniques during training sessions and prevent injuries during training and games.

Football Youth League Players group; Smart Textile Biofeedback Football Youth League Players group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• youth football league players;
• agree to participate in the study;
• age from 14 to 18 years;
• understands and speaks Latvian.

You may not qualify if:

• operative treatment in the lower limb within the last 9 months;
• injuries or pain in the lower limb during the last 6 months;
• disorders of the vestibular apparatus
• presence of metallic implants in the sensor application areas.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riga Stradins University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Latvian Football Federation

Riga, LV-1013, Latvia

RECRUITING

Related Links

• Following link is for the data management plan description of the project titled "Smart Textile Solutions as Biofeedback Method for Injury Prevention for Latvian Football Youth League Players"

Study Officials

• Signe Tomsone, Dr.Med.

  Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation, Riga Stradiņš University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Linda Lancere, Dr.sc.ing.

  Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Aleksejs Katasevs, Dr.phys

  Riga Technical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Aleksandrs Okss, Dr.Habil.Sci-Eng.

  Riga Technical University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Guna Semjonova, Ph.D.

CONTACT

+37126035528; guna.semjonova@rsu.lv

Anna Davidovica, M.H.Sc.

CONTACT

anna.davidovica@rsu.lv

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr. Principal Investigator, Scientific Project Coordinator, Department of Rehabilitation at Riga Stradins University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 24, 2024
• First Posted: August 13, 2024
• Study Start: September 25, 2025
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Last Updated: October 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

LA (1)