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Has The COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Injury in Football?

Has The COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Injury in Football? Example of a Professional Football Team

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05262283
Enrollment
24
Registered
2022-03-02
Start date
2021-04-26
Completion date
2021-06-30
Last updated
2022-03-02

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

Conditions

Injuries

Keywords

COVID-19, Football, Injuries

Brief summary

This study aims to compare the injuries that occurred in the football players after the isolation and lack of training caused by New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), with the previous season, based on the example of a professional football team in Turkey.

Detailed description

This study aims to compare the injuries that occurred in the football players who faced an intense match tempo after the isolation and lack of training caused by COVID-19, as well as the stress and uncertainty, with the previous season, based on the example of a professional football team in Turkey. Injury follow-up data were examined.

Interventions

OTHERNo intervention

No intervention was made.

Sponsors

Karadeniz Technical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Having a musculoskeletal injury during the official match or team training in the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 season

Exclusion criteria

* Signing a contract with Trabzonspor A Team in the 2020-2021 season

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
RecurrenceChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsYes, no
Injured sideChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsLeft, right
Rule violationChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsOpponent, no
Injury mechanismChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsnoncontact, contact
Number of injuriesChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsThe number of injuries in the two seasons was recorded separately.
Injury timeChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsTraining injuries, Match injuries
Injury severityChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsMinor, moderate, major
Injury typeChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsSprain, strain, fracture, contision, other
Injury locationChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsFoot, ankle, calf, knee, thigh, hip, groin, lumbal
Injured tissueChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsmuscle, tendon, tendon bone junction, capsule, ligament, bone, aponeurosis, meniscus

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Missed MatchesChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsNumber of official matches missed
TrainingChange of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasonsThe number of days away from training

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026