Accidents Sports, Injury Prevention
Conditions
Keywords
injury prevention program; professional ballet
Brief summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an injury prevention program for professional ballet dancers.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALInjury Prevention Program
Sponsors
The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
2 arm: randomized to injury prevention protocol or control group
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Professional Ballet Dancer * Willing to participate and undergo informed consent process
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnant Women, non-English speaking subjects, or those who decline participation in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Rate of Injury | 1 year | Number of injuries sustained and reported per subject during the 1 year study. Data will be aggregated according to arm of study to ascertain the rate of injury for each group. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Turn-out degrees | 1 year | Turn-out degree values to measure flexibility and strength. Turnout is the sum of hip rotation, tibial torsion, and contributions from the foot. |
| Beighton | 1 year | Beighton scale to ascertain generalized joint laxity. Maximum score of 9, minimum score of 0. |
| AOFAS ankle-hindfoot | 1 year | American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score. 100 point total score. Instrument combines functional outcome and pain for subject's ankle or hindfoot. |
Outcome results
None listed