Injury Prevention for Female Lacrosse Athletes

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Conditions studied: Lower Extremity Problem

In brief

In this pilot study the investigators are testing whether an injury prevention program will help improve quality of movement and decrease number of injuries in collegiate women's lacrosse athletes. The primary purpose is to determine whether an injury prevention program including individualized movement instruction along with an educational program is better than an educational program alone for improving movements that can increase risk of injury and decreasing number of injuries. The investigators will recruit women's lacrosse athletes from the San Diego State University women's lacrosse team. Enrolled participants will be divided up into two groups of 10 individuals. Both groups will participate in an injury prevention educational program including a lecture component with pictures and videos, and a practice component in which athletes will be provided with group instruction on how to perform the activities and then will have an opportunity to practice all activities. In addition to the educational program, athletes in the individualized movement instruction group will be provided individualized feedback on their movements when performing activities from the injury prevention program during 3 sessions throughout the season. The primary outcomes that will be evaluated include lower body movement during a jumping and balance task as measured using a 3D motion capture system. The investigators hypothesize that participants who receive the individualized feedback in addition to the education program will display greater improvements in movements that increase injury risk when compare to the education only intervention group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06255899

Run by

San Diego State University

People needed

18

Starts

2023-01-06

Expected to finish

2023-05-08

Last updated by the study team

2024-02-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 25. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Athletes currently a member of the SDSU Women's NCAA Division I Lacrosse team.
• Athletes who regularly participate in games as identified by athletics staff.

You may not qualify if…

• Athletes deemed ineligible to participate in their sport by the team's medical staff because of an injury.
• Athletes who do not regularly participate in games throughout the season.

Where it is running

• San Diego State University — San Diego, California, United States

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