Using smart socks to prevent injuries in youth football players

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a smart textile sock system that provides biofeedback to youth football players to help prevent lower limb injuries. The first phase involves a cross-sectional study to identify the most effective feedback elements from the smart sock system. The second phase will pilot the implementation of these feedback elements in a training program. The goal is to enhance injury prevention strategies for young athletes by utilizing real-time monitoring and feedback.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. youth football league players;
2. agree to participate in the study;
3. age from 14 to 18 years;
4. understands and speaks Latvian.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. operative treatment in the lower limb within the last 9 months;
2. injuries or pain in the lower limb during the last 6 months;
3. disorders of the vestibular apparatus
4. presence of metallic implants in the sensor application areas.

Where it's running

• Latvian Football Federation
  Riga, Latvia Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Signe Tomsone, Dr.Med. — Faculty of Health and Sports Sciences, Department of Rehabilitation, Riga Stradiņš University
• Study coordinator: Guna Semjonova, Ph.D.
• Email: guna.semjonova@rsu.lv
• Phone: +37126035528

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.