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Sports injury prevention in youth football

Sports injury prevention in youth football: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14046021
Enrollment
1500
Registered
2014-11-21
Start date
2014-10-29
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Sports injuries Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Interventions

Participating football clubs will be randomised into the intervention or control group. The intervention group will do a comprehensive warm-up programme designed to prevent sports injuries before foot

Sponsors

The Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (UKK) Institute for Health Promotion Research (Finland)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Registered at the SHA 2. Willing to patricipate in the study 3. Female and male players aged 10-14 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Major injury at the baseline

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Football related acute and overuse lower limb injuries. Data will be collected prospectively during the intervention period using weekly text messaging: Players/parents will respond to standardised text message question, followed by individual injury interview

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Any other injuries 2. Measured performance properties (strength, power, flexibility, agility, knee control, balance, aerobic fitness): Players will visit SHA before beginning of the intervention and during the spring of 2015. They will participate in performance tests during these SHA-camps 3. Compliance: Individual participation on the intervention sessions will be registered by the coach on a player attendance form.

Countries

Finland, Norway

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026