Hip problems in professional handball athletes

Hip problems in professional handball athletes - Hip of team handball

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00025826

Enrollment

400

Registered

2021-09-23

Start date

2021-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M16 M24.15

Interventions

Group 1: professional team handball players are asked to answer a online questionnaire.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: active player and former players of the 1. 2. and 3. Bundesliga in Germany

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Players in a team lower than the 3. Bundesliga

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Handball-specific data collection using a questionnaire, assessment of the hip joint using the HAGOS Hip Score and quality of life using the EQ5D5L Score, data acquisition expected by the end of the 21/22 sports season by mid-2022	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
In professional handball, is there a connection between handball-specific movement sequences and the occurrence of hip injuries and hip damage. If so, in what frequency do they occur.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristina Zuber

Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Plastische Chirurgie und Bereichsleiter für Arthroskopische & Spezielle Gelenkchirurgie

Christina.Zuber@medizin.uni-leipzig.de0341 97109

Outcome results

None listed

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