Effect of the FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program on Performance & Movement Control in Young Female Athletes

October 24, 2016 updated by: University of Manitoba

Effect of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 11+ Injury Prevention Program on Performance & Movement Control in Young Female Athletes

In response to high injury rates in soccer, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) developed an injury prevention program called the "11+". It is designed to replace a standard warm-up and takes about 20 minutes to complete. The program has proven remarkably effective in decreasing the rate of injury in soccer players. However, uptake of the 11+ has been less than desired. Adoption of the program may be increased if additional benefits can be demonstrated and the program is introduced at a younger age. The goals of this study are to (1)establish that young athletes can tolerate the program, and (2)measure the effects of the 11+ program on the physical performance of 10-12 year old girls. Three teams will be randomly assigned to the intervention group and carry out the 11+ program for the duration of the indoor soccer season. Another 3 teams will continue with their usual warm-up. Pre- and post-intervention, balance, agility, core strength and movement control will be assessed in all athletes. The investigators hypothesize that the athletes will tolerate the program well and that the intervention group will improve on the performance tests significantly more than the control group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

47

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Canada
    • Manitoba
      • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3E 0T6
        • University of Manitoba

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

9 years to 11 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Bonivital club level soccer athlete

Exclusion Criteria:

  • any condition or injury present at pre-testing that may place the athlete at risk (e.g. sprained ankle)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Athletes in this group will continue with their usual warm-up for the duration of the indoor soccer season.
Experimental: Intervention group
FIFA 11+ warm-up
Other: FIFA 11+ warm-up
A sequence of 15 exercises performed before soccer practices and games. The exercises include strength, agility, balance and motor control components and take about 15-20 minutes to perform. The intervention replaces any previous warm-up the athletes may have done.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in single leg squat score at 6 months
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
Baseline and 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) score at 6 months
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months
Baseline and 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Manitoba

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Joanne L Parsons, PhD, University of Manitoba

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 25, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 20, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

April 21, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 26, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 24, 2016

Last Verified

December 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Startup 1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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