Clinical Trial: The Effect of a Behavioural Intervention on Injury Prevention Program Adherence in Female Youth Soccer

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Examining the Effect of a Behavioural-based Intervention on Injury Prevention Program Adherence in Canadian Female Youth Soccer Players

Brief Summary:

Soccer accounts for more than 10% of all sport injuries in youth requiring medical attention. The injury rates in youth soccer where there is no established injury prevention program are estimated at 22-30 injuries/100 participants/year, or 3.4-5.6 injuries/1000 participation hours. Risk reductions ranging from 32-43% have been found for youth players participating in neuromuscular training programs, such as the FIFA 11+, that include agility, balance training, and strengthening components. Although studies have shown that the FIFA 11+ is effective at reducing injuries, there is poor uptake of the program in the youth soccer community. It is therefore important to develop ways of delivering the program to soccer coaches and players in order to maximize its protective benefit. The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) is a behavior change theory that has been used to successfully predict the uptake of health behaviours in a number of populations, such as cancer screening and exercise, but has not been tested in sport injury prevention settings.

The primary objective of this study is to examine the effect of a HAPA-based coach education intervention on adherence to the FIFA 11+ in a group of female youth soccer players over the course of one outdoor and one indoor season. The secondary objective is to examine the dose-response relationship between program adherence and injury, comparing program adherence and injury rates in outdoor and indoor soccer. Our hypothesis is that teams whose coaches receive a HAPA-based intervention will have greater adherence to the program than teams whose coaches do not receive the intervention, and that that injury incidence will decrease as adherence to the program increases. It is expected that program adherence will be lower and injury rates will be higher in indoor soccer compared to outdoor soccer.


Detailed Summary: The first wave of 16 teams will be recruited in spring 2013, and will be followed through the 2013 outdoor season, followed by the 2013-2014 indoor season. The second wave of 16 teams will be recruited in fall 2013, and will be followed through the 2013-2014 indoor season, followed by the 2014 outdoor season.
Sponsor: University of Calgary

Current Primary Outcome:

  • Team level adherence [ Time Frame: duration of two soccer seasons, an expected average of 48 weeks ]
    The number of FIFA 11+ exercises completed by the team and the duration of the session will be recorded for each training session and game during the study seasons.
  • Individual level adherence [ Time Frame: duration of two soccer seasons, an expected average of 48 weeks ]
    Individual participation in the team training or game session will be recorded, as well as an indication if that player participated in the FIFA 11+ warm up.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Injury [ Time Frame: duration of two soccer seasons, an expected average of 48 weeks ]
    An injury sustained during soccer participation will be recorded. Injury is defined as "any injury occurring during soccer activity resulting in medical attention and/or the removal of the player from the current session and/or subsequent time loss of at least one soccer session (game or practice) as a direct result of that injury."
  • Change in HAPA Questionnaire responses from baseline to end of season 1 and season 2 [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to end of soccer season 1 (expected duration of 24 weeks) and to end of soccer season 2 (expected duration of 48 weeks) ]
    A questionnaire will be used to assess changes in HAPA constructs (ie: outcome expectancies, risk perceptions, and self-efficacy) between baseline and the end of each playing season (ie: outdoor and indoor).


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Calgary

Dates:
Date Received: March 18, 2013
Date Started: March 2013
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 28, 2015
Last Verified: May 2015