Prevention of floorball injuries in female players: a randomized controlled trial
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN26550281 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN26550281 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 10/08/2007
- Registration date
- 12/09/2007
- Last edited
- 23/07/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Ms Kati Pasanen
Scientific
Scientific
The UKK Institute
PO Box 30
Tampere
FIN-33501
Finland
| kati.pasanen@uta.fi |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial. |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Other |
| Study type | Prevention |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | LiVE (Liikuntavammojen Valtakunnallinen Ehkäisyohjelma [The National Sports Injury Prevention Programme]) |
| Study objectives | Floorball is a sport that often results in injuries, the knee and ankle being the most common injured sites. Our hypotheses are that we can reduce incidence of traumatic non-contact ankle and knee ligament injuries by 50% by using specific neuromuscular training program. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Approved by the Ethics Committee of Pirkanmaa Hospital District on the 4th May 2004 (ref [ETL-code]: R04072) |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Prevention of injuries |
| Intervention | This study was carried out during the competition season 2005-2006. Teams were the units of randomisation. Teams were randomly assigned to two groups (stratified randomisation): intervention group (14 teams) and control group (14 teams). The intervention group participated in the injury prevention programme. The programme incuded neuromuscular warm-up exercises (e.g. running technique, balance board, plyometric and motor control training). The intervention group performed neuromuscular warm-up exercises before floorball training (1-3 times per week, 20-30 min at a time). The control group kept on training as before. The follow-up period was 6 months (from September to February). Players of both groups went through the tests of balance, agility and power before and after follow-up period. The practice and game hours of floorball were recorded on an exercise diary. All injuries were registered with a structured questionnaire and verified by a physician. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Incidence of non-contact knee and ankle ligament injuries that occurred during floorball |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Incidence of other traumatic and overuse injuries that occurred during floorball 2. Players test scores on balance, agility and power before and after the follow-up period |
| Overall study start date | 01/04/2005 |
| Completion date | 28/02/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Sex | Female |
| Target number of participants | 457 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Participants were recruited from 28 Finnish floorball teams from Elite league, First division and Second division. All active (licenced) female floorball players from participating teams were eligible. Final participation was based on the informed consent of each player. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not match inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/04/2005 |
| Date of final enrolment | 28/02/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Finland
Study participating centre
The UKK Institute
Tampere
FIN-33501
Finland
FIN-33501
Finland
Sponsor information
The Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (UKK) Institute for Health Promotion Research (Finland)
Research organisation
Research organisation
PO Box 30
Tampere
FIN-33501
Finland
| Website | http://www.ukkinstituutti.fi/en |
|---|---|
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/05ydecq02 |
Funders
Funder type
Government
The Finnish Ministry of Education (Finland)
No information available
The Medical Research Fund of Tampere University Hospital (Finland)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 01/12/2008 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | results | 01/12/2009 | Yes | No |
