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The Functional Movement Screen: An appropriate tool to identify College Students with high risk of injury?

The Functional Movement Screen: An appropriate tool to identify College Students with high risk of injury?

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00011898
Enrollment
100
Registered
2017-03-22
Start date
2017-04-24
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Musculare dysbalances, asymmetrical or compensatory movements.

Interventions

Group 1: College students of the Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Department of sports science take part in at least two maximal four FMS Screens and a monthly online questionnaire to register pos

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, Abteilung Sportmedizin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The students are registered for at least one full semester. Students should take part in at least two practical courses at uni, or one practical university course and regular sports practice appart from university. By the time of the screen participants are supposed to be free of injury or pain.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute injuries or other muscular skeletal problems (less than 4 weeks old). Use of medication to take part in sports. Unregular reply to the online questionnaire.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Comparison of the FMS result at the beginning and end of the semester and the incidence of injuries. The aim is to judge wheter a low FMS result or one of the tests can be seen as an indicator for injury. Investigation includes two FMS Screens and a monthly online questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Illustration of the development of a los FMS screen over one semester and possible influences of the results by weight, height, age etc.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSimone Schweda

Universitätsklinikum TübingenAbteilung Sportmedizin

simone.schweda@med.uni-tuebingen.de07071 – 29-86486

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026