The Effect of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Exercises Reducing Injuries Rate Among Athletes.

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) was established in May 2000 at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.The OSTRC aims to prevent injuries and other health problems related to sports. The majority of the research conducted at OSTRC involves elite sports. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program in reducing injuries among athletes. Hypothesis: that Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program has a beneficial effect in terms of injury prevention. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program in reducing injuries among athletes.

Detailed Description
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Study type Interventional Description of intervention(s) / exposure: The intervention group will be instructed to include the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program as a warm up before training session (3 times per week) during one season (6 months). Group sessions will be administered by an exercise physiologist and/ or athletic trainer and/ or soccer coaches and/ or strength and conditioning specialists and/ or physiotherapist. Session attendance checklists will be used to assess or monitor adherence to the intervention. Comparator / control treatment The control group will practice their usual warm up. Usual warm up is defined as any basic exercises performed before a performance or practice to prepare the muscles for vigorous actions.

Official Title
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The Effect of the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Exercises Reducing Injuries Rate Among Athletes. a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Conditions
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Sport Injury

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program
* Other: Usual warm up


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Healthy Amateur Athletes Training at least three times per week Exclusion Criteria: History of lower extremity injury requiring medical attention in the past 6 months Systemic diseases Cardiovascular disease Neurological disorders Bone fractures Surgery in the previous year.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: The intervention group will be instructed to include the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program as a warm up before training session (3 times per week) during one season (6 months).The control group will practice their usual warm up. Usual warm up is defined as any basic exercises performed before a performance or practice to prepare the muscles for vigorous actions.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>The intervention group will be instructed to include the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program as a warm up before training session (3 times per week) during one season (6 months). | Other: The Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) Injury Prevention Program<br>* Sport Injury Prevention Program.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Control group<br>The control group will practice their usual warm up. Usual warm up is defined as any basic exercises performed before a performance or practice to prepare the muscles for vigorous actions. | Other: Usual warm up<br>* Usual warm up is defined as any basic exercises performed before a performance or practice to prepare the muscles for vigorous actions.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Incidence of initial injuries. | Injury is defined according to a consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures in soccer studies; an injury will be recorded if it caused the player to be unable to completely participate in the following match or training session.Injury rates will be summarised as number of injuries per 1000 player-hours for both matches and training. Exposure time in hours will be calculated for each team over a 6-month period. | At the end of the intervention season (6 months). | 
| The incidence of recurrent injuries | Recurrent injury is defined as a repeat episode of a fully recovered injury. Injury is defined according to a consensus statement on injury definitions and data collection procedures in soccer studies; an injury will be recorded if it caused the player to be unable to completely participate in the following match or training session. | At the end of the intervention season (6 months) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| injury severity | Defined as time loss in days (days unable to train): minor (1 to 7 days lost), moderate (8 to 21 days lost), or severe (>21 days lost). Injury severity data will be collected from Sports Injury Tracker injury reporting form. | At time of any injury occurring throughout intervention soccer season (6 months) | 
| Compliance with the intervention | the rate of compliance | At the end of the intervention season (6 months) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center, Injury Prevention Program