Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries in Jump-landing Athletes

Biomechanical (Fatigue-related) Risk Factors for the Development of Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries in Jump-landing Athletes

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05161273

Enrollment

150

Registered

2021-12-17

Start date

2021-06-01

Completion date

2024-08-20

Last updated

2024-08-26

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Conditions

Fatigue, Landing Biomechanics

Brief summary

In this prospective study, male jump-landing athletes (volleyball and basketball) will be screened pre-season and followed for one consecutive season. Pre-season screening consists of 3D biomechanical analysis of standardized (such as drop vertical jump) and sports-specific jumps (such as stop-jump) before and after a high-intensity, intermittent exercise protocol and clinical field tests (such as force measurements).

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* volleyball and basketball players * elite and non-elite * male * healthy

Exclusion criteria

* symptoms or complaints of lower extremity acute of overuse injuries in the past 3 months * history or surgery of the lower extremities * history of fractures of the lower extremities

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Jump-landing biomechanics	1 year	Full-body (trunk, pelvis, hip, knee, ankle) jump-landing biomechanics (3D joint angles and moments) during drop vertical jumps, block jumps and spike jumps
Jump-landing biomechanics after fatigue	1 year	Full-body (trunk, pelvis, hip, knee, ankle) jump-landing biomechanics (3D joint angles and moments) during spike jumps during and after a fatigue protocol

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Clinical tests - foot posture	1 year	Navicular height and position of the calcaneal bone
Clinical tests - force	1 year	Force measurements of the quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteal muscles by means of hand-held dynamometry
Clinical tests - endurance	1 year	Intermittent yo-yo test (level 1)
Clinical tests - force endurance	1 year	Prone bridge until fatigue
Clinical tests - mobility	1 year	Flexibility of the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles, and ankle dorsiflexion angle during dynamic weight-bearing lunge

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results