MAP for Coaches: Translating Sports Injury Prevention Knowledge to Youth Sport Coaches (MAP)

MAP for Coaches: A Web-Based Musculoskeletal Athletic Injury Prevention Training Course to Increase the Routine Use of Neuromuscular Training Warm-Up Programs

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the MAP for Coaches, a web-based Musculoskeletal Athletic injury Prevention training course, in youth sport coaches. The main question it aims to answer are:

• Is the MAP for Coaches effective in increasing coaches' sport-specific knowledge of musculoskeletal injuries (types, incidence, risk factors, mechanisms, and best prevention practices, with focus on neuromuscular training warm-up exercise programs)?
• Is the MAP for Coaches effective in increasing coaches' motivation (self-efficacy and intention) to use sport-specific neuromuscular training warm-up exercise programs?

The additional questions it aims to answer are:

• Are the effects of the MAP for Coaches sustained in the short- and long-term?
• Is the MAP for Coaches effective in promoting the use of sport-specific neuromuscular training warm-up exercise programs in youth sport coaches?

Regardless of group, participants will receive the MAP for Coaches eLearning training course; however, the participants allocated to the control group will have their post-test survey completed right after they review the sport-specific 2-page injury prevention e-book containing an overview of the MAP for Coaches training course, including an infographic summary (Summarized MAP for Coaches eLearning Training Course). The intervention group will complete the post-test survey after the full training including both the course summary and the detailed course modules (the full training).

The investigators will compare the two groups to see if an exposure to the (Full) MAP for Coaches eLearning Training Course improves study outcomes compared with the control group.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Map for Coaches - Overview; Behavioral: MAP for Coaches - Complete Course

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 200
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Olu Owoeye, PhD; Phone Number: 3149778546; Email: olu.owoeye@health.slu.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Missouri
    • Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104
      • Recruiting
      • Olu Owoeye
      • Contact: Olu Owoeye, PhD; Phone Number: 314-977-8546; Email: olu.owoeye@health.slu.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Active and ongoing engagement in team youth sport coaching
• Member of a youth sport organization in Missouri
• Must be a team sport coach for one of the following: soccer, basketball, football or volleyball

Exclusion Criteria:

• Additional engagement in adult coaching
• No email address contact

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Full MAP for Coaches eLearning Training Course	Behavioral: MAP for Coaches - Complete Course; The MAP for Coaches is an eLearning (web-based) knowledge translation training course aimed at providing youth sport coaches with the evidence-based education and motivation they need to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in young athletes. Course modules include a description of: (1) musculoskeletal injuries in youth sport; (2) the importance of injury prevention, and instructions on: (1) applying best practices for musculoskeletal athletic injury prevention, including neuromuscular training programs; (2) using behavioral strategies to successfully implement neuromuscular training warm-up programs in coaching sessions.
Active Comparator: Summarized MAP for Coaches eLearning Training Course	Behavioral: Map for Coaches - Overview; This is a summarized version of the MAP for Coaches. It comprises a 2-page sport-specific injury prevention e-book (reading) containing an overview of the MAP for Coaches training and an infographic summary.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in Knowledge Scores on an 11-Point Likert (0-10) Scale	Perceived knowledge regarding sport-specific musculoskeletal injuries and prevention. Minimum value possible is 0 (no knowledge) and maximum value possible is 10 (very high knowledge). Higher scores mean better outcome.	Baseline, Immediately after online training
Change in Self-Efficacy Scores on a 5-Point (1-5) Likert Scale	Perceived confidence regarding their ability to implement sport-specific neuromuscular training warm-up exercises. Minimum value possible is 1 (strongly disagree) and maximum value possible is 5 (strongly agree). Higher scores mean better outcome.	Baseline, Immediately after online training
Change in Intention Scores on a 5-Point (1-5) Likert Scale	Regarding their plan to implement sport-specific neuromuscular training warm-up exercises (self-report). Minimum value possible is 1 (strongly disagree) and maximum value possible is 5 (strongly agree). Higher scores mean better outcome.	Baseline, Immediately after online training
Change in Knowledge Scores Based on 5 Course-Specific Questions (0-5)	Objective change in knowledge assessment regarding sport-specific musculoskeletal injuries and prevention based on 5 questions related to the lessons in the training course. Minimum value possible is 0 (poor knowledge score) and maximum value possible is 5 (very high knowledge score). Higher scores mean better outcome.	Baseline, Immediately after online training

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Long-term Change in Knowledge Scores on an 11-Point Likert (0-10) Scale	Perceived knowledge regarding sport-specific musculoskeletal injuries and prevention. Minimum value possible is 0 (no knowledge) and maximum value possible is 10 (very high knowledge). Higher scores mean better outcome.	Immediately after online training, 6 months post-training
Adherence to Neuromuscular Training Warm-up Exercises on a 4-Point (0-3) Likert Scale	Their rate of utilizing sport-specific neuromuscular training warm-up exercises with their team over the past 6 months (self-report). Minimum value possible is 0 (never) and maximum value possible is 3 (always). Higher scores mean better outcome.	6 months post-training
Sustained Adherence to Neuromuscular Training Warm-up Exercises on a 4-Point (0-3) Likert Scale	Their rate of utilizing sport-specific neuromuscular training warm-up exercises with their team over the past 12 months (self-report). Minimum value possible is 0 (never) and maximum value possible is 3 (always). Higher scores mean better outcome.	12 months post-training

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: St. Louis University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Olu Owoeye, PhD, St. Louis University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 8, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 9, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 6, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): February 8, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 13, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 11, 2023
• Last Verified: September 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Dissemination and Implementation; Neuromuscular Training Exercise Warm-up; Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation
• Other Study ID Numbers: 01238

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No