Active clinical trials for "Athletic Injuries"

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the effectiveness of an injury prevention intervention delivered primarily using headset virtual reality for collegiate soccer players. The hypothesis is that measures of sensorimotor control will improve, injury incidence rate will decrease and on-field soccer performance will improve.

This study evaluates the effects of two different injury prevention exercise programs on sports-relevant performance tests and neuromuscular function in youth football players. Half of participants will receive education on an existing and previously tested exercise program, while the other half will receive education on a newly developed exercise program.

This research presents a randomized clinical trial which evaluates the effectiveness of an exercise protocol on the knee-joint repositioning in futsal players related to a post-match muscle fatigue. Our hypothesis is the improvement of sensation in a knee in joint position before and after the match when performing our exercise program.

Volleyball players have a high injury risk as a consequence of the specific sport characteristics, as repetitive jumps and falls. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a multidisciplinary injury prevention program on lower limb stability in young volleyball players. It was spected to improve the stability of the lowe limb and, as a consecuence, to reduce the injury risk of the most common injuries in volleyball.

The aim of this trial is to investigate the effectiveness of specific training programs on the incidence of injuries in recreational runners. 408 runners between the ages of 18 and 55 years, will be recruited and randomly allocated to either the intervention group or control group. The intervention group will perform the training program twice a week in addition to their regular training. Injury data will be collected as the injuries occur and documentation of injury will follow a predetermined definition of injury. Participants will submit weekly reports of their running distance, frequency, running-related pain, as well as successful performance of the assigned training program for the intervention groups. The primary outcome is the incidence of injuries in all groups.

The study will investigate the effect of structural training program and body composition on injury occurrence in hip-hop dance. Assuming that training program can significantly lower the number of injuries (experimental group will have less injuries during and at the end of the trial) and that body fat percentage negatively effects injury occurrence (dancers with higher body fat percentage will be more often injured).

The purpose of this research is to: determine the normal or existing dynamic biomechanics of college athletes and test the effectiveness of osteopathic manipulative medicine in the treatment of athletic injuries. Motion capture using Vicon systems allows researchers to quantify characteristics of a body such as the range of motion of the hip or shoulder during an athletic technique such as kicking or shooting a basketball into the basket. The quantified information has been used before to better understand human mobility and performance. Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) is manual medicine applied to joints, muscles, and connective tissue with a goal of improved body functions. Research demonstrating effectiveness of OMM on the musculoskeletal and associated connective tissue systems health includes, among others, prospective clinical trials of OMM for treatment of neck pain, low back pain, and acute first- and second-degree ankle sprains.

The overall goal of this project is to reduce the risk for anterior cruciate ligament injuries by designing a targeted intervention that will alter the known kinematic and kinetic risk factors associated with ACL injuries.

The purpose of this research project is to evaluate the effectiveness of an injury prevention intervention for collegiate soccer players.

Overall Goal: Elaboration of an evidence-based, national prevention strategy to protect the health of competitive alpine skiers, with a particular focus on youth athletes. Background: Competitive alpine skiing has a relatively high injury risk. 60% of all athletes suffer from a severe knee injury in the early stages of their career, and 20% struggle with recurrent overuse problems of the knee and lower back. Research Aims: (1) to investigate the effects of a 12-month sports injury prevention program on training attitudes, eccentric hamstring strength, leg axis-/hip-/core-stability and general fitness in competitive alpine skiers; (2) to assess the effectiveness the aforementioned prevention program to lower the occurring health problems in competitive alpine skiers; (3) to identify different pain conditions (knee, back, no pain) based on data measured with smartphones; and (4) to investigate the agreement of self-reported questionnaire data with measured smartphone data and pain as an affecting factor. Methods: 12-month intervention a sports injury prevention program, a prospective health- and training/activity-monitoring, as well as assessments of eccentric hamstring strength, leg axis/hip/core stability and general fitness at baseline and follow-up.