--- title: Knowledge Translation Intervention for ACL Injury Prevention Program in Youth Soccer nct_id: NCT05442879 overall_status: COMPLETED phase: NA sponsor: University of Michigan study_type: INTERVENTIONAL primary_condition: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries countries: United States canonical_url: "https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT05442879.md" clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05442879" ct_last_update_post_date: 2024-10-15 last_seen_at: "2026-05-12T06:59:08.185Z" source: ClinicalTrials.gov (mirrored, no enrichment) --- # Knowledge Translation Intervention for ACL Injury Prevention Program in Youth Soccer **Official Title:** The Effects of a Knowledge Translation Intervention With an ACL Prevention Program on Implementation, Injury Rates, and Performance in Youth Soccer Players **NCT ID:** [NCT05442879](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05442879) ## Key Facts - **Status:** COMPLETED - **Phase:** NA - **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL - **Target Enrollment:** 671 - **Lead Sponsor:** University of Michigan - **Collaborators:** Community Foundation of Greater Flint - **Conditions:** Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Lower Extremity Problem - **Start Date:** 2022-07-01 - **Completion Date:** 2024-08-30 - **CT.gov Last Update:** 2024-10-15 ## Brief Summary Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries of the knee are common in youth soccer players, and show an even higher prevalence in female soccer players. Clinical practice guidelines recommend ACL injury prevention programs (ACL-IPP) to reduce injury risk, yet implementation in amateur youth soccer is low, reducing actual real-world effectiveness. This trial is a pragmatic effectiveness trial for ACL injury prevention for amateur youth soccer players, using a knowledge translation intervention with the Knowledge-to-Action Framework. ## Detailed Description ACL injury prevention programs (ACL-IPP) are exercise programs recommended by clinical practice guidelines that have been shown to reduce the risk of an ACL injury. However, implementation of these programs is low, which reduces the real-world effectiveness of these programs. This project will assess a knowledge translation intervention with youth soccer programs for implementation of ACL-IPPs utilizing the Knowledge-to-Action Framework. The main educational intervention will be a knowledge translation (KT) intervention between the researchers, and coaches/players of youth soccer programs within the state of Michigan. Specifics of the knowledge translation intervention will or may include focus groups, surveys, in-person training, video handouts, and paper handouts. This will be compared to coaches/teams that are offered a handout that describes an evidence-based ACL-IPP. ## Eligibility - **Minimum age:** 14 Years - **Maximum age:** 19 Years - **Sex:** ALL - **Healthy Volunteers:** Yes ``` Inclusion Criteria: * Amateur youth soccer organizations within southern Michigan. Exclusion Criteria: * Players above the age of 19 or below the age of 14 * Teams that have dedicated medical staffing ``` ## Arms - **Knowledge Translation Intervention** (EXPERIMENTAL) — The group participating in the KT intervention program will participate in focus groups, individual meetings, and receive videos, informational handouts and on-field training from the researchers. The researchers and participants will work together to determine barriers and facilitators towards implementation of an ACL-IPP, and create an ACL-IPP that follows established clinical practice guidelines and is individualized to the local contextual needs. - **Educational Handout** (ACTIVE_COMPARATOR) — The coaches will receive an educational handout describing an ACL-IPP. ## Interventions - **Knowledge Translation Intervention** (BEHAVIORAL) — The KT intervention utilizes the communications between the teams and the researchers to promote implementation of the ACL-IPPs. The meetings will provide opportunities for mutually beneficial learning from the researchers, and feedback from the coaches on how to best implement strategies through local barriers in order to facilitate necessary changes to promote ACL-IPP usage while adhering to clinical practice guideline recommendations. - **Educational handout** (BEHAVIORAL) — Educational handout describing a commonly cited ACL-IPP. ## Primary Outcomes - **Uptake of ACL-IPP** _(time frame: up to 2 years)_ — Reported frequency of implementation of ACL-IPP - **Number of ACL injuries** _(time frame: up to 2 years)_ ## Secondary Outcomes - **Change in 5-10-5 test time** _(time frame: 2-4 months)_ - **Change in horizontal jump distance** _(time frame: 2-4 months)_ - **Change in 10 meter forward run time** _(time frame: 2-4 months)_ - **Number of time-loss lower extremity injuries** _(time frame: up to 2 years)_ ## Locations (1) - University of Michigan-Flint, Flint, Michigan, United States ## Recent Field Changes (last 30 days) - `status.overallStatus` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.primaryCompletionDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.completionDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `status.lastUpdatePostDate` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `design.phases` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `design.enrollmentCount` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.criteria` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.minAge` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.maxAge` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `eligibility.sex` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `outcomes.primary` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `outcomes.secondary` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `armsInterventions.arms` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `armsInterventions.interventions` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `sponsor.lead` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `sponsor.collaborators` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `results.hasResults` — added _(2026-05-12)_ - `locations.university of michigan-flint|flint|michigan|united states` — added _(2026-05-12)_ --- *Canonical: https://parkinsonspathways.com/agent/trials/NCT05442879.md* *Source data (authoritative): https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05442879* *This page is a raw mirror with no AI summary, no editorial enrichment, and no Parkinson's-specific filtering.*