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Injury Incidence in Professional Soccer

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Deutsche Fußball-Liga GmbH (German Soccer League Ltd.)
Information provided by:
Saarland University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01044953
First received: January 7, 2010
Last updated: January 4, 2011
Last verified: January 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

The winter break within the German Professional Football Leagues will be shortened as for the season 2009/2010 from 6.5 to 3.5 weeks. That might have repercussions on injury incidence in either way, positive or negative. On the one hand, recovery time during the winter will be shorter, which might lead to an increased risk of injury. On the other hand, it will allow a better spread of games in the second round, thus reducing the amount of the so-called "English weeks", which in turn could reduce the number of injuries. This study compares injury incidence between the season 2008/2009 (long winter break) and the season 2009/2010(short winter break) via questionnaires in accordance with UEFA/FIFA injury evaluation criteria.


Condition Intervention
Injury
 Other: shortened winter break

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Repercussions of a Shortened Winter Break on Injury Incidence Within the German Professional Soccer Leagues

Further study details as provided by Saarland University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • injury incidence [ Time Frame: 2 seasons ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • types of injury [ Time Frame: 2 seasons ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 240
Study Start Date: January 2009
Study Completion Date: December 2010
Primary Completion Date: December 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts Assigned Interventions
Soccer Players
German professional soccer players
 Other: shortened winter break
winter break shortened by 3 weeks (from 6.5 to 3.5) within the German Professional Soccer League in season 2009/2010

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   16 Years to 40 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

German professional male soccer players

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • German professional male soccer players

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Loss of professional status as a soccer player
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01044953

Sponsors and Collaborators
Saarland University
Deutsche Fußball-Liga GmbH (German Soccer League Ltd.)
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Karen aus der Fünten, MD, MChiro Saarland University, Institute for Sports and Preventive Medicine
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Dr. med. Karen aus der Fünten, Saarland University, Institute for Sports and Preventive Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01044953     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: sportmed-saarland-01/2009
Study First Received: January 7, 2010
Last Updated: January 4, 2011
Health Authority: Germany: Ethics Commission

Keywords provided by Saarland University:
injury incidence
male professional soccer
Change of injury incidence in professional soccer

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013