Effects of an ACWR-Guided Load Management Intervention on Time-Loss Injury Incidence in Chinese Elite Youth Footballers: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

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Conditions studied: Time-Loss Injury Incidence

In brief

This cluster-randomised controlled trial aims to evaluate whether a multi-component load management intervention-incorporating real-time acute:chronic workload ratio (ACWR) feedback, automated alerts, coach education, and structured load adjustment protocols-reduces time-loss injury incidence in Chinese elite mixed-gender adolescent football players compared with routine training practices.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07727382

Run by

Xinyang Agriculture and Forestry University

People needed

847

Starts

2026-07-01

Expected to finish

2027-04-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-27

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 13-19 years Member of a participating U15, U17, or U19 team No injury precluding full participation at enrolment Provided written informed consent (parental consent for minors)

You may not qualify if…

• Injury precluding full participation at enrolment Failure to provide informed consent Age outside 13-19 years

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