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NCT Number: NCT05262283

Has The COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Injury in Football?

This study aims to compare the injuries that occurred in the football players after the isolation and lack of training caused by New Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19), with the previous season, based on the example of a professional football team in Turkey.

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Key information

Conditions

Injuries COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Infections Lung Diseases Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Virus Diseases Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Karadeniz Technical University

Trabzon, 61000, Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

This study aims to compare the injuries that occurred in the football players who faced an intense match tempo after the isolation and lack of training caused by COVID-19, as well as the stress and uncertainty, with the previous season, based on the example of a professional football team in Turkey. Injury follow-up data were examined.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Having a musculoskeletal injury during the official match or team training in the 2019-2020 or 2020-2021 season

Exclusion criteria

  • Signing a contract with Trabzonspor A Team in the 2020-2021 season

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

No intervention was made.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of injuries

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    The number of injuries in the two seasons was recorded separately.

  2. Injury time

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    Training injuries, Match injuries

  3. Injury severity

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    Minor, moderate, major

  4. Injury type

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    Sprain, strain, fracture, contision, other

  5. Injury location

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    Foot, ankle, calf, knee, thigh, hip, groin, lumbal

  6. Injured tissue

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    muscle, tendon, tendon bone junction, capsule, ligament, bone, aponeurosis, meniscus

  7. Injured side

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    Left, right

  8. Injury mechanism

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    noncontact, contact

  9. Rule violation

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    Opponent, no

  10. Recurrence

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    Yes, no

Secondary outcomes

  1. Training

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    The number of days away from training

  2. Missed Matches

    Time frame: Change of data in the first 26 matches of the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons

    Number of official matches missed

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Karadeniz Technical University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Has The COVID-19 Pandemic Affected Injury in Football? Example of a Professional Football Team

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 2, 2022
Registry last updated
Mar 2, 2022

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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