Musculoskeletal injuries (acute and overuse injuries)
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention ‘VolleyVeilig’ (available in Dutch) provides volleyball trainers/ coaches and players with a good and standard warming-up programme to prevent volleyball related injuries, and was spe
Sponsors
Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc; Dutch Consumer Safety Institute VeiligheidNL; Nevobo, Dutch Volleyball Federation; Universitair Sportmedisch Centrum, University Medical Center Groningen; Dotcomsport
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Volleyball players aged 10 to 16 years, enrolled at one of the participating volleyball clubs and teams, who train under the guidance of a trainer/coach and participate in the Nevobo volleyball competition in the B- (14 to 16 years), C- (12 to 14 years) and D-youth category (10 to 12 years).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Teams are not eligible for study participation if the trainer/coach is not willing or able to register volleyball exposure and injuries weekly over one season for the players of his/her volleyball team.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Injury rate, severity of injuries and burden of injuries Compliance with intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Facilitators and barriers for the uptake of the VolleyVeilig youth programme in daily practice of Dutch volleyball clubs | — |
Contacts
Public ContactEvert Verhagen
Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, locatie VUmc
Outcome results
None listed