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ReviewSports medicine - open2020

Reducing Injuries in Soccer (Football): an Umbrella Review of Best Evidence Across the Epidemiological Framework for Prevention.

Oluwatoyosi B A Owoeye, Mitchell J VanderWey, Ian Pike

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Review in Sports medicine - open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07395583 (Efficacy of Eccentric Over Concentric Hamstring Exercises in Elite Male Footballers for Preventing Non-Contact Hamstring Injuries), which is not on this map. Cited by 40 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07395583 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of Eccentric Over Concentric Hamstring Exercises in Elite Male Footballers for Preventing Non-Contact Hamstring Injuries: A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorEmirates Health Services (EHS)Ran2026 to 2027Enrolled275ConditionsLong-Term Eccentric, Concentric & Combined Hamstring Training Improves Strength, May Cut Injury Risk, and Enhances Performance in Elite Male Football PlayersArmsEccentric training + regular football practice, Concentric training + regular football practice
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

40 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Oluwatoyosi B A OwoeyeDepartment of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, Allied Health Professions Building, 3437 Caroline Street, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA. olu.owoeye@health.slu.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5984-9821
Mitchell J VanderWeyDepartment of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, Allied Health Professions Building, 3437 Caroline Street, St. Louis, MO, 63104, USA.
Ian PikeDepartment of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Funding

British Columbia Alliance for Healthy Living Society, Canada. N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world. Expectedly, the incidence of soccer-related injuries is high and these injuries exert a significant burden on individuals and families, including health and financial burdens, and on the socioeconomic and healthcare systems. Using established injury prevention frameworks, we present a concise synthesis of the most recent scientific evidence regarding injury rates, characteristics, mechanisms, risk and protective factors, interventions for prevention, and implementation of interventions in soccer. In this umbrella review, we elucidate the most recent available evidence gleaned primarily from systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Further, we express the exigent need to move current soccer injury prevention research evidence into action for improved player outcomes and widespread impact through increased attention to dissemination and implementation research. Additionally, we highlight the importance of an enabling context and effective implementation strategies for the successful integration of evidence-based injury prevention programs into real-world soccer settings. This narrative umbrella review provides guidance to inform future research, practice, and policy towards reducing injuries among soccer players.

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PMID32955626
PMCPMC7505904

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