Football PlayerNCT06928623
Anxiety in Non-professional Football Players With Recurrent Hamstring Injuries.
An observational study of Football Player, run by Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.
Trial summary
Introduction. Faced with the risk of injury relapse, and as athletes train and compete, they generate anxiety that limits their ability to push themselves to the maximum, influencing their performance. Objectives. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 19 years, men onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Football Player
- What is being tested?
- Surveys
- How many people
- 88 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 10 Apr 2025to 25 May 2025
- How long will I take part?
- 1 Day
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 19 years
- Men only
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Study population: Footballers who will be recruited to the teams Real Murcia, Real Murcia Promesas, Alcantarilla, UCAM, Churra, Guadalupe, all of them belonging to the under-19 category.
Who may be able to join
- Male athletes aged 18 to 19
- Registered in the Division of Honor category of the Region of Murcia
- Who are university students
- With previous hamstring injuries in the last 12 months.
Who cannot join
- Athletes with an injury, muscular or not, at the time of the study
- Athletes in their first year as registered soccer players.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso contact
About this study
Official title: Anxiety in Non-professional Football Players With Recurrent Hamstring Injuries. An Ambispective Cohort Study.
Introduction. Faced with the risk of injury relapse, and as athletes train and compete, they generate anxiety that limits their ability to push themselves to the maximum, influencing their performance.
Objectives. i) To identify the state and trait anxiety of non-professional athletes with previous hamstring injuries; ii) To evaluate the main prognostic factors of anxiety in these athletes; and iii) To analyze the best predictive model of anxiety in soccer players with previous hamstring injuries.
Material and method. Ambispective cross-sectional cohort study. 88 players will be recruited. The primary variable of the study will be anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), with the number of recurrences of the study injury being the dependent variable. The secondary variables, estimated as modifying or confounding, will be the main sociodemographic variables (age, type of school/work activity), clinical (number of hamstring injuries, number of relapses of injury in the same location, duration of injury in weeks, date of last injury), sports (weekly training load, seasons competing, regular starting line-up) and anthropometric (weight).
- Conditions
- Football Player
- Being tested
- Surveys
- Keywords
- Football players, Anxiety, Hamstring muscles, Recurrence of injury, Physiotherapy
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
SurveysOther
In the present study, no intervention will be carried out, with the recruited subjects only completing the questionnaires set out in the study variables.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Observational group | A single measurement will be taken, and the data will be analyzed anonymously, as the identity of the patients filling in the questionnaires will be unknown to the analyst. The primary variable of the study will be anxiety, with the number of recurrences of the lesion under study being the dependent variable. The secondary variables, estimated as modifying or confounding variables, will be the main clinical, sports, anthropometric and sociodemographic variables. Receives: Other: Surveys |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Assessment of anxiety
Anxiety will be evaluated using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. This scale will be used to measure the perception of anxiety of the patients included in the study. The state and trait of anxiety of each subject is evaluated with a score of 0 to 30 points for each scale, where a higher score indicates a higher anxiety index in the trait or state.
Measured: Screening visit
Secondary outcomes (8)
Assessment of the main sociodemographic variables
In the evaluation of the main sociodemographic variables, the following will be evaluated: age (in completed months) and type of school/work activity (sedentary/active)
Measured: Screening visit
Measuring the number of hamstring injuries
For the data analysis, each subject will be asked to indicate, among the clinical variables, the number of hamstring injuries they have had over the last 3 seasons
Measured: Screening visit
Measurement of weekly training load
For the data analysis, each subject will be asked to indicate, among the sports variables, the weekly training load (in hours) that they usually have during the competition stage of the season.
Measured: Screening visit
Assessment of the main anthropometric variables
In the assessment of the main anthropometric variables, weight (in kg) will be measured.
Measured: Screening visit
Measuring the duration of hamstring injuries
For the data analysis, each subject will be asked to indicate, among the clinical variables, the duration (measured in weeks) of the hamstring injuries they have had over the last 3 seasons
Measured: Screening visit
Measurement of the date of the last hamstring injury
For the data analysis, each subject will be asked to indicate, among the clinical variables, the date of the last injury (measured in weeks) to the hamstring muscles over the last 3 seasons
Measured: Screening visit
Measurement of the number of seasons that the soccer player has been competing
For the data analysis, each subject will be asked to indicate, among the sports variables, the number of seasons that they have been federated, competing in soccer.
Measured: Screening visit
Measurement of the footballer's regular starting position in the team
For the data analysis, each subject will be asked to indicate, among the sporting variables, the footballer's regular starting position in the football team, with a dichotomous answer (yes/no).
Measured: Screening visit
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted15 Apr 2025
- Study start10 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion29 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion25 May 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Football PlayerStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 88 participants (estimated)
- Target duration
- 1 Day
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, PhD, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
- Investigators
- Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, Principal investigator, Universidad de Oviedo
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06928623
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- AnsFut
- Status last verified
- Mar 2025
- First submitted
- 31 Mar 2025
- Last updated
- 15 Apr 2025
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 15 Apr 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Anxiety in Non-professional Football Players With Recurrent Hamstring Injuries. An Ambispective Cohort Study.
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06928623
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- AnsFut
- Conditions
- Football Player
- Keywords
- Football players, Anxiety, Hamstring muscles, Recurrence of injury, Physiotherapy
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 88 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de MurciaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 10 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 29 Apr 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 25 May 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 15 Apr 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Introduction. Faced with the risk of injury relapse, and as athletes train and compete, they generate anxiety that limits their ability to push themselves to the maximum, influencing their performance.
Objectives. i) To identify the state and trait anxiety of non-professional athletes with previous hamstring injuries; ii) To evaluate the main prognostic factors of anxiety in these athletes; and iii) To analyze the best predictive model of anxiety in soccer players with previous hamstring injuries.
Material and method. Ambispective cross-sectional cohort study. 88 players will be recruited. The primary variable of the study will be anxiety (State-Trait Anxiety Inventory), with the number of recurrences of the study injury being the dependent variable. The secondary variables, estimated as modifying or confounding, will be the main sociodemographic variables (age, type of school/work activity), clinical (number of hamstring injuries, number of relapses of injury in the same location, duration of injury in weeks, date of last injury), sports (weekly training load, seasons competing, regular starting line-up) and anthropometric (weight).
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Target follow-up
- 1 Day
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Observational group | – | Other: SurveysA single measurement will be taken, and the data will be analyzed anonymously, as the identity of the patients filling in the questionnaires will be unknown to the analyst. The primary variable of the study will be anxiety, with the number of recurrences of the lesion under study being the dependent variable. The secondary variables, estimated as modifying or confounding variables, will be the main clinical, sports, anthropometric and sociodemographic variables. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 19 years
- Sex
- Male only
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
- Study population
- Footballers who will be recruited to the teams Real Murcia, Real Murcia Promesas, Alcantarilla, UCAM, Churra, Guadalupe, all of them belonging to the under-19 category.
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Male athletes aged 18 to 19
- Registered in the Division of Honor category of the Region of Murcia
- Who are university students
- With previous hamstring injuries in the last 12 months.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Athletes with an injury, muscular or not, at the time of the study
- Athletes in their first year as registered soccer players.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| SurveysIn the present study, no intervention will be carried out, with the recruited subjects only completing the questionnaires set out in the study variables. | Other | Observational group |
Primary outcome
Assessment of anxiety
Time frame: Screening visit
Anxiety will be evaluated using the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. This scale will be used to measure the perception of anxiety of the patients included in the study. The state and trait of anxiety of each subject is evaluated with a score of 0 to 30 points for each scale, where a higher score indicates a higher anxiety index in the trait or state.
8 secondary outcomes
Assessment of the main sociodemographic variables
Time frame: Screening visit
Measuring the number of hamstring injuries
Time frame: Screening visit
Measurement of weekly training load
Time frame: Screening visit
Assessment of the main anthropometric variables
Time frame: Screening visit
Measuring the duration of hamstring injuries
Time frame: Screening visit
Measurement of the date of the last hamstring injury
Time frame: Screening visit
Measurement of the number of seasons that the soccer player has been competing
Time frame: Screening visit
Measurement of the footballer's regular starting position in the team
Time frame: Screening visit
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 15 Apr 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso contact
Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso principal investigator
Universidad de Oviedo
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Football Player, run by Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Apr 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Rubén Cuesta-Barriuso, PhD (0034 985103386, ruben.cuestab@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Assessment of anxiety (time frame: Screening visit). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Apr 2025.