Epidemiology of Injuries in Elite Badminton Players: a Prospective Study (BADINSEP)

Caen University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sport Injury

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04181242

BADINSEP

Details and patient eligibility

About

Objective: To determine the incidence and characteristics of injuries in elite badminton players over a competitive season.

Design: 12-months prospective cohort study Setting: The French National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP).

Participants: Twenty international elite badminton players Independent variables: The type, the location, the occurrence of the injury (match or training), the footwork type, the type of shot and the perceived fatigue were collected.

Main Outcome Measures: Injury incidence rates were calculated per 1000 hours of play (Hop).

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Badminton players training at the at the French National Institute of Sport, Expertise, and Performance (INSEP)
• Participant competing at an international level
• Medical follow-up over the 12-months duration of the study

Exclusion criteria

• Participant unable to speak and read French language
• Participant under the age of 18
• Lack of informed and signed consent