Sprint Performance in Football Players With a Previous Hamstring Injury

Hvidovre University Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sprint Performance; Hamstring Injury

Treatments: Other: Repeated-sprint test

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03306511

SPRINT2017

Details and patient eligibility

About

Few studies indicate that sprint performance may be impaired in football players with a previous hamstring strain injury. This exploratory cross-sectional study aim to compare sprint performance between football players with and without a previous hamstring strain injury. The findings may elucidate potential indications of insufficient rehabilitation following a hamstring strain injury.

Sprint performance data will be collected using the MySprint Iphone Application.

Due to pragmatic reasons and the exploratory nature of this study the aim is to include players on a team level.

Based on the prevalence of hamstring strain injuries the expected number of cases to be included are 10-20 football players with a previous hamstring strain injury, and a corresponding 80-90 number of healthy controls.

No outcomes will be weighted (flat outcome structure).

Enrollment: 44 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria Controls:

• Able to participate fully in regular football training and matches

Exclusion Criteria Controls:

• Self-reported hamstring strain injury resulting in loss of regular football training sessions or football matches in the preceding 12 months.
• Longstanding injury (>6 weeks) in the lower extremities or trunk in the preceding 12 months.
• Any pain in the lower extremity, pelvis, or spine during testing

Inclusion Criteria Cases:

• Able to participate fully in regular football training and matches
• Self-reported hamstring strain injury resulting in loss of regular football training sessions or football matches in the preceding 12 months.

Exclusion Criteria Cases:

• Longstanding injury (>6 weeks) in the lower extremities (except hamstring strain injury) or trunk in the preceding 12 months.
• Any pain in the lower extremity, pelvis, or spine during testing

Trial design

44 participants in 2 patient groups

Case

Description:

Football players with a previous self-reported hamstring strain injury in the preceding 12 months

Treatment:

Other: Repeated-sprint test

Control

Description:

Football players without a previous self-reported hamstring strain injury in the preceding 12 months

Treatment:

Other: Repeated-sprint test