Prevalence and Functional Impact of Hand and Wrist Symptoms in Ice Hockey Players
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Conditions studied: Hand, Wrist, Overuse Injury, Ice Hockey Players
In brief
Ice hockey places high physical demands on the hands and wrists due to frequent shooting, passing, and physical contact. This study aims to understand how common hand and wrist pain or symptoms are among ice hockey players in Sweden, and how these symptoms affect training, participation, and performance. Players from different competitive levels (elite, junior, and amateur) and both sexes will complete a structured questionnaire based on the validated Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) tool, along with questions about pain intensity, symptom characteristics, and functional impact. The goal is to describe the prevalence and severity of hand and wrist symptoms across different groups of players and to identify potential differences between sex, playing level, and position. No treatment or intervention is involved.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07586033
- Run by
- Dalarna County Council, Sweden
- People needed
- 800
- Starts
- 2026-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-27
Who can join
Age: 15 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Active ice hockey players currently registered on a participating team roster in Sweden.
- Male or female players competing at elite, junior elite, or amateur level.
- Participation in one of the included competition levels during the current season.
- Able to understand and complete the questionnaire.
- Provides written informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Declines participation.
- Inability to complete the survey due to language barriers or cognitive limitations.
- Acute severe upper-limb injury at time of data collection preventing meaningful survey completion, if deemed necessary for context-specific exclusion.
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