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Girls’ football: understanding reasons for participation and drop-out

Participation in girls’ football: longitudinal feasibility study understanding reasons for participation and drop-out in 10-16-year-olds

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN66199478
Enrollment
30
Registered
2024-06-25
Start date
2024-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-08

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Conditions

Prevention of drop-out from sport Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants will be recruited at the start of the new football season (August - September 2024). Participants will be sent a questionnaire every four months for two years on their sport participation

Sponsors

Newcastle University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Girls aged 10-16 years old registered with a club playing in the Northumberland Football Association leagues 2. (Optional) their parent/carer

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged under 10 years old 2. Aged 17 years old and over

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The following primary feasibility outcome measures will be measured using data collected in study records at the end of the study: 1. Recruitment - how many girls and parents can we recruit out of those available? 2. Retention - how many participants stay engaged with the project? 3. Acceptability - do participants find the nature of the study acceptable? is measured by the number of questionnaires completed, and with follow-up questionnaires or interviews after the study

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Main reasons for girls' participation in football measured using data collected in questionnaires every four months at up to three timepoints per playing season, for two seasons 2. Main difficulties identified by the girls measured using data collected in questionnaires every four months up to three timepoints per playing season, for two seasons 3. Reasons for drop-out measured using data collected in questionnaires every four months up to three timepoints per playing season, for two seasons and interview at drop-out

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactLaura Basterfield
laura.basterfield@ncl.ac.uk+44 (0)1912085276

Outcome results

None listed

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