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NCT Number: NCT02056990

Screening of Athletes

Athletes have to participate in screenings in order to reduce injuries. Up-to-now most screenings are purely clinically based. Literature, however, indicates the importance of knowledge on deviant movement patterns as possible risk factors for injuries. From this perspective, the current project aims to measure movement patterns, gait and running in young athletes to optimise training and prevent injuries.

2D- and 3d registration methods, force plate data and pressure plate data will be used to document the performance of the athletes.

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Key information

Conditions

Individual Differences Behavior Motor Activities Motor Activity

Age range

16 year–22 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

KU Leuven/UZLeuven

Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Selected by the Flemish Athletics League
  • Level: B1, B2 en C
  • Age categories: 16-22 years
  • No injuries at lower back and lower extremities in the past 6 months
  • Signing informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Not selected by the Flemish Athletics League
  • Injuries at lower quadrant

Treatment and study plan

Advice

Other

Primary outcomes

  1. Kinematic and kinetic data

    Time frame: March - June 2014 (3 months)

    Angles at different joints will be investigated with 3D movement analysis methods. Kinetic data (joint moments) will be calculated with 3D movement analysis methods.

    Center of pressure measures will be calculated on the basis of force plate data.

    Gait, running, jumps, postural balance will be investigated. Plantar pressure parameters will be calculated on the basis of plantar pressure measurements.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 2 D parameters

    Time frame: March - June 2014 (3 months)

    Video analysis methods (Dartfish) will be used to calculate joint angles during jumps

Other outcomes

  1. Sports activities,personal demographics, injury history

    Time frame: March - June 2014 (3 months)

    Sports activities, personal demographics and injury history will be documented through existing information from the medical department (Physical Rehabilitation of University Hospitals Leuven)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

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Registry information

Official study title

Screening of Athletes for Prevention of Injury and Optimisation of Performance

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Feb 6, 2014
Registry last updated
Nov 6, 2018

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