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NCT Number: NCT07027592

The Relationship Between Training Dynamics and General Health Status in Veteran Football Players

The goal of this observational study is to learn how training habits and general health status are related to injury risk in veteran football players (men over 35 years old who play recreational football). The main questions it aims to answer are:

Do specific training patterns (such as frequency, intensity, and duration) increase or lower the risk of injury?

How does general health status (including factors like sleep, nutrition, and existing health conditions) affect injury risk?

Participants will:

Complete questionnaires about their training habits, lifestyle, and general health

Report any injuries they experience during the football season

Attend periodic health assessments

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Key information

Conditions

Football Injury Veteran Wounds and Injuries

Age range

40 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Ege University

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location status: Recruiting

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Playing football as a veteran

Exclusion criteria

Not participating in a regular training program

Treatment and study plan

Survey study

Other

The injury risk in veteran football players will be assessed based on FIFA 11+.

Primary outcomes

Injury Rate

Time frame: 1 year

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

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CONTACT

[email protected]

05352597980

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Izmir Bakircay University

Other

Collaborators

Ege University

Registry information

Official study title

The Relationship Between Training Dynamics and General Health Status With Injury Risk in Veteran Football Players

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Jun 18, 2025
Registry last updated: Jan 30, 2026

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