Sport Without Injury ProgrammE Floorball (SWIPE)

Linköping University (LiU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Athletic Injuries

Treatments: Other: Knee Control training program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03309904

MHägglund SWIPE Floorball

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates the preventive effect of a neuromuscular training program on injuries in youth floorball players. Half of participants will receive the training program, and half act as control and perform their usual training practices.

Full description

The study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial including male and female youth (12-17 years) floorball players. Club is used as cluster unit.

Coaches in the intervention group receive education of the preventive neuromuscular training program Knee Control (Knäkontroll) before the start of the season. Knee Control consists of 6 different exercises, with 4 different variations and 1 pair-exercise, and takes about 10 minutes to complete. In addition, coaches are instructed to perform a 5-minute running warm-up before the Knee Control exercises. Teams are to carry out the intervention at all training sessions, and the 5-minute warm-up also before all matches.

Coaches in the control group carry on their normal training and warm-up routines with their clubs.

Teams are followed for one full season: October 2017 - March 2018. Data registered for the study include exposure to floorball training and matches, and injuries that occur as a result of participation in floorball.

Enrollment: 910 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Teams with players 12-17 years of age (born 2000-2005)
• Teams who have not used a structured training program aiming to prevent injuries (the Knee Control or similar program) on a regular basis the last year
• Teams who have training at least twice per week

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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910 participants in 2 patient groups

Knee Control training program

Experimental group

Description:

The Knee Control program is a neuromuscular training program that consists of 6 different exercises, with 4 levels of progression and one pair-exercise, for each exercise. The Knee Control program takes about 10 minute to complete after familiarization. In addition, a 5-minute running warm-up is instructed to coaches. Coaches are to perform the Knee Control program + the 5 minute warm-up at all training sessions during the season, and the 5 minute warm-up before all matches.

Treatment:

Other: Knee Control training program

Control group - usual training

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group teams receive no intervention, and coaches are instructed to carry out their normal training and warm-up practice throughout the season.