Female Acl Prevention Study Where we Look at Landing Techniques Pre/Post Nine Week Strenghtening Program

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01729312
• Other study ID #: female acl prevention study
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 14, 2012
• Last updated: February 24, 2017
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: September 2013

Study information

• Verified date: February 2017
• Source: Henry Ford Health System
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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).

Description:

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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 7
• Est. completion date: September 2013
• Est. primary completion date: March 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 13 Years to 16 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:females only age 13-16 -

Exclusion Criteria:all males females younger than 13 and older than 16

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Prevention of ACL Thru Strengthening Program

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Mercy High School	Farmington	Michigan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Henry Ford Health System

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,