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Trial reportBritish journal of sports medicine2018

Efficacy of a movement control injury prevention programme in adult men's community rugby union: a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Matthew J Attwood, Simon P Roberts, Grant Trewartha, Mike E England, Keith A Stokes

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Trial report in British journal of sports medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06473883 (Effects of Vestibulo-oculomotor and Neuromuscular Training on the Incidence of Concussions and Musculoskeletal Injuries in Competitive Female Football Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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NCT06473883 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Vestibulo-oculomotor and Neuromuscular Training on the Incidence of Concussions and Musculoskeletal Injuries in Competitive Female Football Players

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrainCare Medical GroupRan2024 to 2025Enrolled209ConditionsConcussion, Brain, Musculoskeletal PainArmsTraining recommendation
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Matthew J AttwoodDepartment for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Simon P RobertsDepartment for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Grant TrewarthaDepartment for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
Mike E EnglandRugby Football Union, Twickenham, London, UK.
Keith A StokesDepartment for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundExercise programmes aimed at reducing injury have been shown to be efficacious for some non-collision sports, but evidence in adult men's collision sports such as rugby union is lacking.

objectiveTo evaluate the efficacy of a movement control injury prevention exercise programme for reducing match injuries in adult men's community rugby union players.

methods856 clubs were invited to participate in this prospective cluster randomised (single-blind) controlled trial where clubs were the unit of randomisation. 81 volunteered and were randomly assigned (intervention/control). A 42-week exercise programme was followed throughout the season. The control programme reflected 'normal practice' exercises, whereas the intervention focused on proprioception, balance, cutting, landing and resistance exercises.Outcome measures were match injury incidence and burden for: (1) all ≥8 days time-loss injuries and (2) targeted (lower limb, shoulder, head and neck, excluding fractures and lacerations) ≥8 days time-loss injuries.

resultsPoisson regression identified no clear effects on overall injury outcomes. A likely beneficial difference in targeted injury incidence (rate ratio (RR), 90% CI=0.6, 0.4 to 1.0) was identified, with a 40% reduction in lower-limb incidence (RR, 90% CI=0.6, 0.4 to 1.0) and a 60% reduction in concussion incidence (RR, 90% CI=0.4, 0.2 to 0.7) in the intervention group. Comparison between arms for clubs with highest compliance (≥median compliance) demonstrated very likely beneficial 60% reductions in targeted injury incidence (RR, 90% CI=0.4, 0.2 to 0.8) and targeted injury burden (RR, 90% CI=0.4, 0.2 to 0.7).

conclusionsThe movement control injury prevention programme resulted in likely beneficial reductions in lower-limb injuries and concussion. Higher intervention compliance was associated with reduced targeted injury incidence and burden.

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AdultAthletic InjuriesBrain ConcussionFootballHumansIncidenceMalePhysical Conditioning, HumanProspective StudiesSingle-Blind MethodYoung Adultconcussioninjury preventionlower limbneuromuscular

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PMID29055883
PMCPMC5867421

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