Video Review of the Frequency and Assessment of Head Impacts During the FIFA World Cup 2022TM

Completed

Conditions studied: Head Injury, Concussion, Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury

In brief

This is an exploratory observational study. Broadcasted video footage is used to review all head impacts during all 64 matches in the football tournament. All head impacts are registered, and simple descriptive statistics are used to create overviews of the head impact characteristics, including video signs of potential concussion, observed contact, location of the head impact, presence and timing of medical assessment, whether there was foul play and sanction, and if the player was substituted.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05629169

Run by

Federation Internationale de Football Association

People needed

832

Starts

2022-11-20

Expected to finish

2024-10-07

Last updated by the study team

2025-02-11

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All participating football players at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022.

You may not qualify if…

• None

Where it is running

• Major League Soccer — New York, New York, United States

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