Epidemiology of Injuries in the Professional Women's Swedish National IceHockey League Permitted to Body-Checking

April 2, 2024 updated by: Lund University

Swedish Female Ice Hockey Injury Study

This research project can contribute to a deeper understanding of injury patterns among professional female ice-hockey players allowed to body check. An understanding of common injury types and mechanisms aids the clinician in diagnosis and management. This information can guide preventative strategies in the areas of education, coaching, rule enforcement, rule modifications, equipment improvement, and sportsmanship. Today, ice hockey is a sport associated with many severe injuries that not only causes suffering and lower quality of life for the athlete, but also costs society a lot of money. Reducing the number and severity of sport-related injuries is therefore of importance. Knowledge of the injury epidemiology of women's hockey could also contribute to better preventive training programs and other injury preventive actions in the sport. Currently, only a minority of all sports medicine research is made on female study participants (26). This research project has the possibility to gain more knowledge about the female athlete, not only applicable for elite hockey-players, but also for female athletes in different disciplines and in youth teams. Knowledge of factors associated with injury could also contribute to better injury preventive actions and highlight subgroups in extra need of future preventive interventions.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

225

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Sweden
      • Malmö, Sweden, 20213
        • Recruiting
        • The Faculty of Medicine at Lund University
        • Contact:

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Registered players in SDHL.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • minimum 16 years of age, registered player in the highest Swedish professional ice hockey league for women, SDHL

Exclusion Criteria:

  • age under 16 years.

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
Elite female ice hockey players in Sweden
Other: No intervention will be conducted.
No intervention will be conducted.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Injuries per 1000 training hours
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year
Injuries per 1000 game hours
Time Frame: 1 year
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Lund University

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)

December 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 26, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 2, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

April 8, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 8, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 2, 2024

Last Verified

April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2023-06114-01

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

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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