Acute Hamstring Strains in Danish Elite Soccer - Diagnosis and Biomechanical Tests - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Amager Hospital
Information provided by:	Amager Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00556517

Purpose

A common soft tissue injury in sports involving sprinting and jumping is the hamstring strain. In addition to the frequency of injury, hamstring injuries are also the most recurrent soft tissue injury occurring in sport. There is a need for further research concerning diagnosis and different prognostic parameters for the rehabilitating process.

The aims for this study are:

A longitudinal comparison of sonographic and MRI assessments of acute and healing hamstring injuries.

A study investigating different biomechanical parameters in the process of determining whether a former hamstring injured soccer player is fully rehabilitated. We hypothesize that it is possible to use electromyography, muscle strength measurements and different tests on a force platform to help determine this issue.

Condition
Strains

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Prospective
Official Title:	Acute Hamstring Strains in Danish Elite Soccer - Diagnosis and Biomechanical Tests

Further study details as provided by Amager Hospital:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Estimated Enrollment:	100
Study Start Date:	January 2008
Estimated Study Completion Date:	March 2009

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Male soccer players playing in one of the top 4 divisions in Denmark in the 2007/08 season.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Acute hamstring strain caused during soccer activities (match or training)

Exclusion Criteria:

A hamstring strain at the time for inclusion

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00556517

Sponsors and Collaborators

Amager Hospital

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Jesper Petersen, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amager University Hospital, Denmark

More Information

Publications:

Petersen J, Holmich P. Evidence based prevention of hamstring injuries in sport. Br J Sports Med. 2005 Jun;39(6):319-23. Review.

Study ID Numbers:	H-A-2007-0063
Study First Received:	November 9, 2007
Last Updated:	November 9, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00556517
Health Authority:	Denmark: The Danish National Committee on Biomedical Research Ethics

Keywords provided by Amager Hospital:

Hamstring
Strain
Rehabilitation
muscles

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 15, 2009