Injury Epidemiology Within Scottish Professional Football

Scottish Football Injury Study (S-FIS): Epidemiology of Injuries in Scottish Professional Football - A Multi-club, One Season Study

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03518424

Acronym

S-FIS

Enrollment

200

Registered

2018-05-08

Start date

2018-06-20

Completion date

2019-05-31

Last updated

2019-02-12

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

Conditions

Injury;Sports

Keywords

Association football, Soccer, Injury, Epidemiology

Brief summary

The aim of the present study is to establish the injury incidence, severity and burden typically observed within Scottish professional football clubs. In line with the well-established model of sports injury prevention research proffered by van Mechelen, the first stage in this process is establishing the extent of the problem i.e. injury incidence, severity and burden. Such a multi-club study has never been conducted within Scotland despite a thriving professional game.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Professional football player contracted to an SPFL club

Exclusion criteria

* Loss of professional status as a footballer

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Injury incidence	1 year	The number of injuries per 1000 hours of exposure
Injury type	1 year	The types of injuries observed e.g. contact/non-contact, anatomical location, soft-tissue/hard-tissue
Injury burden	1 year	The number of days lost due to injury per 1000 hours of exposure

Countries

United Kingdom

Contacts

Primary ContactRobert McCunn

bob.mccunn@me.com+44(0)7475893032

Outcome results