Modification of Risk Factors Associated With Knee Injury in Netball

February 24, 2022 updated by: St Mary's University College

Modification of Characteristics Associated With the Noncontact Knee Injury Mechanism in Adult Recreational Netball Players

Noncontact knee injuries are a concern in netball. As such, it is important to devise appropriate injury prevention programs that players will complete to reduce the risk of injury. Previous research suggests that the most common situation of noncontact knee injury in netball involves a stiff landing or apparent knee valgus collapse, trunk rotation, and lateral flexion. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a neuromuscular training program on biomechanical risk factors during a netball-specific landing.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female
  • 18-45 years
  • No history of lower limb injury in the last 6 months
  • No history of concussion in the last 6 months
  • No history of any knee surgery
  • Currently playing recreational netball at least once per week

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Male
  • Under 18 years or over 45 years of age
  • Suffered from a lower limb injury in the last 6 months
  • Suffered from concussion in the last 6 months
  • Any history of knee surgery
  • Not currently playing recreational netball at least once per week

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Experimental: Training group
6-week neuromuscular training program
Other: 6-week neuromuscular training program
Training program consisting of three neuromuscular training sessions per week

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Peak knee flexion angle
Time Frame: From baseline to end of six-week training program
Maximum angle of knee flexion on landing from a jump
From baseline to end of six-week training program
Peak vertical ground reaction force
Time Frame: From baseline to end of six-week training program
Maximum vertical ground reaction force on landing from a jump
From baseline to end of six-week training program
Joint position sense
Time Frame: From baseline to end of six-week training program
Ability to recreate knee angle in a seated position
From baseline to end of six-week training program
Peak hamstring torque
Time Frame: From baseline to end of six-week training program
Maximum isometric hamstring torque
From baseline to end of six-week training program
Peak quadriceps torque
Time Frame: From baseline to end of six-week training program
Maximum isometric quadriceps torque
From baseline to end of six-week training program
Peak hip abductor torque
Time Frame: From baseline to end of six-week training program
Maximum isometric hip abductor torque
From baseline to end of six-week training program
Time to stabilization
Time Frame: From baseline to end of six-week training program
Time to stabilization following landing from a jump
From baseline to end of six-week training program
Peak horizontal jump distance
Time Frame: From baseline to end of six-week training program
Maximum distance covered in a horizontal jump
From baseline to end of six-week training program

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

St Mary's University College

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 (Anticipated)

March 4, 2022

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 31, 2024

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 31, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 24, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

March 7, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 7, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 24, 2022

Last Verified

February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • StMarysUC2

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

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