Effect of the FIFA 11+ Injury Prevention Program on Performance & Movement Control in Young Female Athletes

Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) 11+ Injury Prevention Program on Performance & Movement Control in Young Female Athletes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02422771
• Other study ID #: Startup 1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 25, 2015
• Last updated: October 24, 2016
• Start date: October 2015
• Est. completion date: March 2016

Study information

• Verified date: December 2015
• Source: University of Manitoba
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In response to high injury rates in soccer, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) developed an injury prevention program called the "11+". It is designed to replace a standard warm-up and takes about 20 minutes to complete. The program has proven remarkably effective in decreasing the rate of injury in soccer players. However, uptake of the 11+ has been less than desired. Adoption of the program may be increased if additional benefits can be demonstrated and the program is introduced at a younger age. The goals of this study are to (1)establish that young athletes can tolerate the program, and (2)measure the effects of the 11+ program on the physical performance of 10-12 year old girls. Three teams will be randomly assigned to the intervention group and carry out the 11+ program for the duration of the indoor soccer season. Another 3 teams will continue with their usual warm-up. Pre- and post-intervention, balance, agility, core strength and movement control will be assessed in all athletes. The investigators hypothesize that the athletes will tolerate the program well and that the intervention group will improve on the performance tests significantly more than the control group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 47
• Est. completion date: March 2016
• Est. primary completion date: March 2016
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 9 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Bonivital club level soccer athlete

Exclusion Criteria:

• any condition or injury present at pre-testing that may place the athlete at risk (e.g. sprained ankle)

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Other:
• FIFA 11+ warm-up
A sequence of 15 exercises performed before soccer practices and games. The exercises include strength, agility, balance and motor control components and take about 15-20 minutes to perform. The intervention replaces any previous warm-up the athletes may have done.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	University of Manitoba	Winnipeg	Manitoba

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Manitoba

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in single leg squat score at 6 months		Baseline and 6 months	No
Secondary	Change in Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) score at 6 months		Baseline and 6 months	No