Monitoring the health of transitioning professional footballers: an observational prospective cohort study

Monitoring the health of transitioning professional footballers: an observational prospective cohort study - Drake Football Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON54732

Enrollment

240

Registered

2019-07-24

Start date

2020-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-01

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Conditions

Mental health symptoms

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:  Participants (N=240) = (i) be a professional footballer; (ii) being a member of  FIFPRO (Football Players Worldwide; The Netherlands); (iii) 27 (±4) years old;  and (iv) able to read and comprehend texts in English. 

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:  None 

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The study includes outcomes (dependent variables) related to mental, musculoskeletal, neurocognitive and cardiovascular health. Mental health: - Athletic distress measured with Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (self-report). - Distress measured with Distress Screener from the four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (self-report). - Anxiety/depression measured with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (self-report). - Sleep disturbance measured with the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System short form (self-report). - Alcohol misuse measured with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (self-report). - Drug misuse measured with the Cutting down, Annoyance by criticism, Guilty feeling, and Eye-openers Adapted to Include Drugs (self-report). Musculoskeletal health: - Severe joint injury and related surgery measured with single questions (self-report). - Clinical osteoarthritis (hips, knees, ankles) measured with medical history and physical examination. - Joint functions (hips, knees, ankles) measured with American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons foot and ankle questionnaire, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Physical Function short form and Hip dysfunction and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score short form (self-report). Neurocognitive health: - Concussion measured with single question (self-report). - Cognitive functions assessed with the neuropsychological CNS Vital Signs (CNS-VS) online testing system. According to the available aetiological evidence, the following risk indicators will be assessed and monitored over time: (family) history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, medication and supplements use, Body Mass Index, waist circumference, cigarette smoking status, level of physical activity, saliva sample, employment status (post-retirement), and (family) history of mental health disorder.	—

Measure

Time frame

The study includes outcomes (dependent variables) related to mental, musculoskeletal, neurocognitive and cardiovascular health. Mental health: - Athletic distress measured with Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (self-report). - Distress measured with Distress Screener from the four-dimensional symptom questionnaire (self-report). - Anxiety/depression measured with the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (self-report). - Sleep disturbance measured with the Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System short form (self-report). - Alcohol misuse measured with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (self-report). - Drug misuse measured with the Cutting down, Annoyance by criticism, Guilty feeling, and Eye-openers Adapted to Include Drugs (self-report). Musculoskeletal health: - Severe joint injury and related surgery measured with single questions (self-report). - Clinical osteoarthritis (hips, knees, ankles) measured with medical history and physical examination. - Joint functions (hips, knees, ankles) measured with American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons foot and ankle questionnaire, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Physical Function short form and Hip dysfunction and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score short form (self-report). Neurocognitive health: - Concussion measured with single question (self-report). - Cognitive functions assessed with the neuropsychological CNS Vital Signs (CNS-VS) online testing system. According to the available aetiological evidence, the following risk indicators will be assessed and monitored over time: (family) history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, medication and supplements use, Body Mass Index, waist circumference, cigarette smoking status, level of physical activity, saliva sample, employment status (post-retirement), and (family) history of mental health disorder.

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Countries

Netherlands

Contacts

Public ContactV Gouttebarge

Amsterdam UMC

v.gouttebarge@amsterdamumc.nl0621547499

Outcome results