Risk Factors for Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries in Jump-landing Athletes

Fatigue Clinical Trial

Official title:

Biomechanical (Fatigue-related) Risk Factors for the Development of Lower Extremity Overuse Injuries in Jump-landing Athletes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05161273
• Other study ID #: B6702020000525-3
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: June 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2026

Study information

• Verified date: July 2023
• Source: University Ghent
• Contact: Vermeulen
• Phone: +329 332 37 68
• Email: stefan.vermeulen[@]ugent.be
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

In this prospective study, male jump-landing athletes (volleyball and basketball) will be screened pre-season and followed for one consecutive season. Pre-season screening consists of 3D biomechanical analysis of standardized (such as drop vertical jump) and sports-specific jumps (such as stop-jump) before and after a high-intensity, intermittent exercise protocol and clinical field tests (such as force measurements).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2026
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2026
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• volleyball and basketball players

• elite and non-elite

• male

• healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

• symptoms or complaints of lower extremity acute of overuse injuries in the past 3 months

• history or surgery of the lower extremities

• history of fractures of the lower extremities

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cumulative Trauma Disorders
• Fatigue
• Landing Biomechanics

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Vakgroep Revalidatiewetenschappen	Gent	Oost-Vlaanderen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Jump-landing biomechanics	Full-body (trunk, pelvis, hip, knee, ankle) jump-landing biomechanics (3D joint angles and moments) during drop vertical jumps, block jumps and spike jumps	1 year
Primary	Jump-landing biomechanics after fatigue	Full-body (trunk, pelvis, hip, knee, ankle) jump-landing biomechanics (3D joint angles and moments) during spike jumps during and after a fatigue protocol	1 year
Secondary	Clinical tests - force	Force measurements of the quadriceps, hamstrings and gluteal muscles by means of hand-held dynamometry	1 year
Secondary	Clinical tests - mobility	Flexibility of the quadriceps and hamstrings muscles, and ankle dorsiflexion angle during dynamic weight-bearing lunge	1 year
Secondary	Clinical tests - foot posture	Navicular height and position of the calcaneal bone	1 year
Secondary	Clinical tests - force endurance	Prone bridge until fatigue	1 year
Secondary	Clinical tests - endurance	Intermittent yo-yo test (level 1)	1 year