Prevention in Volleyball Players

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The objective of this study is to assess the interest and the efficiency of a warm-up prevention program on the prevalence of shoulder injuries in amateur volleyball players. Around ten teams will be included in the study. They will be divided into two groups (blind): an intervention group and a control group. A warm-up prevention program will implemented in the teams of intervention group. This program will have to be followed twice a week, at the beginning of the training session. In both groups, shoulder injuries will be registered each month by an online questionnaire.

Detailed Description
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Around ten teams will be recruted among the clubs in the Province of Liege. They will be divided into two groups (blind): an intervention group and a control group. Each month, both groups will be asked to fill in a form with the potential injuries they experienced during the past month. Intervention group : All the teams included in the intervention group will be asked to follow a warm-up prevention program (about 15 minutes) at least twice a week, at the beginning of the training session. At the beginning of the season, one experimenter will go to the different clubs in order to present the program, to explain the exercises and to correct the players while doint the exercises. During the season, the same experimenter will go to the clubs at regular intervals to make sure that the players are well doing the program and to assess the compliance. - Control group : The objective of the control group is to estimate the prevalence of shoulder injuries in a group without any prevention implementation. The players of this group will jus have to answer the monthly questionnaire about the potential injuries they experienced during the previous month.

Official Title
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The Efficiency of a Warm-up Prevention Program in Volleyball Players

Conditions
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Prevention

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Prevention exercises


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: volleyball players in Provincial level (P1-P2) practicing volleyball at least 4 hours in a week no prevention routines Exclusion Criteria: having a prevention program

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 35 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

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: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Intervention group<br>The teams in the intervention group will have to follow a warm-up prevention program twice a week | Other: Prevention exercises<br>* Participants will have to follow a warm-up prevention program (15 minutes) twice a week<br>|
| No Intervention: Control group<br>The teams in the control group will have to reply each month to a questionnaire about the potential injuries they experienced during the previous month. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prevalence of shoulder injuries | The number of injuries the players experienced during the season | through study completion, an average of 1 year | 
| Compliance with the program | The number of time the players did the program during each month | through study completion, an average of 1 year | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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prevention, shoulder, exercises, volleyball