Header Burden in Football (Soccer)

March 7, 2019 updated by: Universität des Saarlandes

The Header Burden in Children's and Youth' Football (Soccer)

To assess the realistic magnitude of the header burden in children's and youth' football in eight European countries. In a cross-sectional observational design, one match of 60 different teams in each of the eight European countries were monitored via video recording throughout the second half of the regular season 2017/18 and the first half of the regular season 2018/19. Clubs with (female, male, or mixed) Under-10, Under-12 and female and male Under-16 teams were invited to participate. Header frequencies and types were analysed using standardized heading registration forms. Additionally, head injuries were recorded using standardized head injury registration forms.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

480

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

  • Germany
    • Saarland
      • Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany, 66123
        • Saarland University

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

8 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Football (soccer) playing children and adolescents

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1) officially registered in the football association
  • 2) regular training participation
  • 3) regular participation in official matches

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Under-10
Other: No intervention
observational study
Under-12
Other: No intervention
observational study
Under-16 female
Other: No intervention
observational study
Under-16 male
Other: No intervention
observational study

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Header frequency
Time Frame: 2018
Total number of headers and further observations during match play and training sessions
2018

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Head injuries
Time Frame: 2018
Head injuries during match play and training sessions
2018

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universität des Saarlandes

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 (Actual)

January 1, 2018

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 20, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 7, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

March 11, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 11, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 7, 2019

Last Verified

March 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Saarland Header Study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

IPD Plan Description

Data were recorded anonymously.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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