Cardiovascular risk of veterans' football

Cardiovascular risk of veterans' football - /

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00030012

Enrollment

100

Registered

2022-08-23

Start date

2015-04-30

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

I51.6

Interventions

Group 1: Veteran football players screened for the presence of cardiovascular disease and for increases in cardiac biomarkers (troponin, BNP) after a match.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Veteran football players registered in a club and regularly participating in veterans’ football matches were included.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Acute infections, severe internal diseases with limited exercise capacity, or orthopedic injuries and pain-related musculoskeletal limitations.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Presence of cardiovascular disease in veteran football players, observation period April 2015 - July 2016	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Increase of cardiac biomarkers troponin and BNP after a veterans' football match	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFlorian Egger

Institut für Sport-und Präventivmedizin der Universität des Saarlandes

florian.egger@uni-saarland.de+49 68130270412

Outcome results

None listed

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