The Influence of 11+ on Injury Incidence and FMS-Score in Veteran Soccer Players

Universität des Saarlandes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Injury

Treatments: Behavioral: "FIFA 11+"; Behavioral: no "FIFA 11+"

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01993056

Saarland University 10/2011

Details and patient eligibility

About

According to available data the injury rate in male veteran soccer is high. Interventions to prevent injuries are requested. The 11+ warm-up program was developed by FIFA-experts and consists of several exercises with an overall-length of about 20 min. This study shall investigate the influence of 11+ on injury incidence and Functional Movement Screen (FMS)-Score in male veteran soccer players. Additionally it is to be examined if there is a relationship between FMS-Score and injury incidence. For this purpose the 11+-program is accomplished under supervised conditions over one regular season in a randomized-controlled study design. Injuries are documented via questionnaires in accordance with the FIFA-consensus-statement. FMS-Score is evaluated before and after the interventional period.

Enrollment: 265 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 32+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• male veteran soccer players aged 32 and older, who are member of a club veteran team; training and matches on a regular basis

Exclusion criteria

• major time-loss injury, chronic inflammatory joint disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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265 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

warm-up with 11+

Experimental group

Description:

The "FIFA 11+" is a complete warm up program aiming on reduce common soccer injuries

Treatment:

Behavioral: "FIFA 11+"

control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

the control group follows its regular training routine

Treatment:

Behavioral: no "FIFA 11+"