Prevention of ACL Thru Strengthening Program Clinical Trial
Official title:
Pilot Study to See if There is a Improvement in Landing Techniques After a 9 Week Strenghtening Program, Which May Decrease ACL Tears in Female Athletes
To make reading this consent form easier, the word "participant" refers to you or your child
(if a minor) throughout the consent form. This research is being done to study the effects
of an eighteen-session strengthening program and to see if there is a relationship between
the female athletes improving their landing techniques which has been proven to decrease
anterior cruciate ligament injuries.
Participants have been asked to take part in a research study because you are a female
athlete involved in a sport that has an increased anterior cruciate ligament injury rate.
The purpose of this research study is to find out if an eighteen-session strengthening
program will decrease your anterior cruciate ligament injury rate.
There will be approximately ninety-four (94) people in this research study at Henry Ford
Health System (HFHS).
The purpose of this research program is to use Dartfish technology and Functional Movement
Screen to assess female athletes pre- and post injury prevention program.The study will
include ninety-four females: forty-seven who complete a nine week program focusing on
neuromuscular and proprioceptive exercises to improve landing techniques, and forty-seven
who go about their normal preseason training regimen. This program has no more risk than if
each athlete were to work out at their own gym. Each athlete will be given two
questionnaires before and after completing the program in order to determine their level of
activity has changed as well as uncover any underlying knee issues. Participants will also
go through a series of functional and movement tests to reveal any imbalances, and determine
whether or not they have improved by going through the prevention program.
All functional and movement tests will be video recorded. These recordings will only be used
for the purpose of conducting this research study and will only be viewed by the HFHS
investigators participating in the study. We will follow-up with each athlete one year later
to see if there are any lasting effects from the program and re-test each athlete at that
time to validate any results
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