Skip to main content
OpenTrials
Completed

NCT Number: NCT05629182

Potential Injury Incidents At the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

This is an exploratory observational study.

Video footage is used to review all 64 matches in the football tournament.

All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc.

Potential injury incidents are registered, and for each incident the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered.

Completed

Looking for future studies?

Notify Me

Key information

Conditions

Injury;Sports Athletic Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Fèdèration Internationale de Football Association

Zurich, 8044, Switzerland

About this study

Video footage is used to review all 64 matches in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc.(https://www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/resources-tools/football-language/index.php)

Potential injury incidents are registered, and for each incident the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered.

Simple descriptive statistics are used to create overviews of the outcomes described above, including comparisons between actions which do or do not lead to potential injury incidents.

A secondary analysis may be performed including injury diagnoses, if players consent as part of another study on injury surveillance allowing video analysis of their injuries.

No a priori sample size calculation was performed, as all potential injury incidents are included.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • All participating football players at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

No intervention applied - Observational study only

Other

Observational study only. Video footage is used to review all 64 matches in the football tournament.

Primary outcomes

  1. Potential injury incidents

    Time frame: November-December 2022

    Potential injury incidents, defined as "when a player stays down for more than 5 seconds or a player indicates they are injured to the referee, teammates, their coach, or medical staff.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Injury inciting circumstances

    Time frame: November-December 2022

    All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc. For each potential injury incident, the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Federation Internationale de Football Association

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2024
First posted
Nov 29, 2022
Registry last updated
Feb 11, 2025

OpenTrials presents study information sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. The official registry record should be consulted for the latest information.

View the official ClinicalTrials.gov record (opens in a new tab)

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.

Related clinical trials

Published trials that share one or more normalized conditions with this study.