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NCT Number: NCT01044953

Injury Incidence in Professional Soccer

The winter break within the German Professional Football Leagues will be shortened as for the season 2009/2010 from 6.5 to 3.5 weeks. That might have repercussions on injury incidence in either way, positive or negative. On the one hand, recovery time during the winter will be shorter, which might lead to an increased risk of injury. On the other hand, it will allow a better spread of games in the second round, thus reducing the amount of the so-called "English weeks", which in turn could reduce the number of injuries. This study compares injury incidence between the season 2008/2009 (long winter break) and the season 2009/2010(short winter break) via questionnaires in accordance with UEFA/FIFA injury evaluation criteria.

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Key information

Conditions

Injury Wounds and Injuries

Age range

16 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • German professional male soccer players

Exclusion criteria

  • Loss of professional status as a soccer player

Treatment and study plan

shortened winter break

Other

winter break shortened by 3 weeks (from 6.5 to 3.5) within the German Professional Soccer League in season 2009/2010

Primary outcomes

  1. injury incidence

    Time frame: 2 seasons

Secondary outcomes

  1. types of injury

    Time frame: 2 seasons

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universität des Saarlandes

Other

Collaborators

  • Deutsche Fußball-Liga GmbH (German Soccer League Ltd.)

Registry information

Official study title

Repercussions of a Shortened Winter Break on Injury Incidence Within the German Professional Soccer Leagues

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2010
Study completion
2010
First posted
Jan 8, 2010
Registry last updated
Jan 5, 2011

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