Screening of Athletes

Screening of Athletes for Prevention of Injury and Optimisation of Performance

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Individual Differences; Motor Activities
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Advice

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 15

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Vlaams-Brabant
    • Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium, 3000
      • KU Leuven/UZLeuven

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 16 years to 22 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Athletes will be selected from a list offered by the Flemish Atlethics League. This incorporates a group of athletes with potential to become Elite Athletes of the highest international level

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Not selected by the Flemish Athletics League
2. Injuries at lower quadrant

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
training advise	Other: Advice

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Kinematic and kinetic data	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.	March - June 2014 (3 months)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
2 D parameters	Video analysis methods (Dartfish) will be used to calculate joint angles during jumps	March - June 2014 (3 months)

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Sports activities,personal demographics, injury history	Sports activities, personal demographics and injury history will be documented through existing information from the medical department (Physical Rehabilitation of University Hospitals Leuven)	March - June 2014 (3 months)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Filip F Staes, Professor, KU Leuven

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: March 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2016
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 5, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): February 6, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): November 6, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 3, 2018
• Last Verified: November 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Athletes
• Other Study ID Numbers: S56252