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The effect of a cervical collar on head and neck movement during emergency spinal immobilisation and extrication procedures in elite football (soccer) players. The Range of movement Evaluation using Stabilisation Techniques during extrication In Cervical Trauma (RESTRICT)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16515969

Enrollment

Registered

2021-03-11

Start date

2021-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-02-01

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Conditions

Healthy participants simulating acute neck injury requiring cervical immobilisation and extraction from the field of play Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning

Interventions

Participants will act as their own controls. Each will receive in a random order a ‘cervical collar’ or ‘no collar’ as part of the simulated exercise. Measures of head and neck movement will be taken

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elite football players under contract at an English Premier League Football Club.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Any player who is being treated for a head or neck injury or ongoing cervical pain or radiculopathy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Head and neck movement measured during the entire procedure and will include 3-dimensional movement of head and neck in flexion, extension, rotation, side flexion, yaw, pitch and tilt and acceleration (measured during each condition). A Wireless 8 channel Delsys Trigno EMG unit (Delsys Inc, Natick, Massachusetts, USA) will be utilised. This device has 9 axis inertial measurement capability allowing acceleration, rotation and magnetic field information. The acceleration data has a span of +- 2g to +-16g. A three camera motion analysis system (Qualisys OQUS 300) will be used to collect three-dimensional range of motion of markers placed on the head and torso of the individual.	—

Measure

Time frame

Head and neck movement measured during the entire procedure and will include 3-dimensional movement of head and neck in flexion, extension, rotation, side flexion, yaw, pitch and tilt and acceleration (measured during each condition). A Wireless 8 channel Delsys Trigno EMG unit (Delsys Inc, Natick, Massachusetts, USA) will be utilised. This device has 9 axis inertial measurement capability allowing acceleration, rotation and magnetic field information. The acceleration data has a span of +- 2g to +-16g. A three camera motion analysis system (Qualisys OQUS 300) will be used to collect three-dimensional range of motion of markers placed on the head and torso of the individual.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
There are no secondary outcome measures	—

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 13, 2026