Female Acl Prevention Study Where we Look at Landing Techniques Pre/Post Nine Week Strenghtening Program

Stopped early

Conditions studied: Prevention of ACL Thru Strengthening Program

In brief

To make reading this consent form easier, the word "participant" refers to you or your child (if a minor) throughout the consent form. This research is being done to study the effects of an eighteen-session strengthening program and to see if there is a relationship between the female athletes improving their landing techniques which has been proven to decrease anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Participants have been asked to take part in a research study because you are a female athlete involved in a sport that has an increased anterior cruciate ligament injury rate. The purpose of this research study is to find out if an eighteen-session strengthening program will decrease your anterior cruciate ligament injury rate. There will be approximately ninety-four (94) people in this research study at Henry Ford Health System (HFHS).

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01729312
Run by
Henry Ford Health System
People needed
7
Starts
2012-01-01
Expected to finish
2013-09-01
Last updated by the study team
2017-02-27

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 16. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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