Potential Injury Incidents at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This is an exploratory observational study. Video footage is used to review all 64 matches in the football tournament. All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc. Potential injury incidents are registered, and for each incident the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered.

Detailed Description
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Video footage is used to review all 64 matches in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc.(https://www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/resources-tools/football-language/index.php) Potential injury incidents are registered, and for each incident the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered. Simple descriptive statistics are used to create overviews of the outcomes described above, including comparisons between actions which do or do not lead to potential injury incidents. A secondary analysis may be performed including injury diagnoses, if players consent as part of another study on injury surveillance allowing video analysis of their injuries. No a priori sample size calculation was performed, as all potential injury incidents are included.

Official Title
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Potential Injury Incidents at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022

Conditions
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Injury;Sports

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: No intervention applied - Observational study only


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: All participating football players at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Exclusion Criteria: None
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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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: No intervention applied - Observational study only|Observational study only. Video footage is used to review all 64 matches in the football tournament.|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Potential injury incidents | Potential injury incidents, defined as when a player stays down for more than 5 seconds or a player indicates they are injured to the referee, teammates, their coach, or medical staff. | November-December 2022 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Injury inciting circumstances | All players actions are registered using the FIFA football language, such as, pass completed, clearance, etc. For each potential injury incident, the injury location, contact type, player reaction, velocity, location, game reaction, referee reaction, medical staff on pitch, and outcome (e.g. substitution) are also registered. | November-December 2022 |