Research proposal about sport injury prevention granted with seed money

The Sport & Society call for seed money 2015-II is closed. The jury received 3 proposals and granted the project ‘The preventive effect of an ankle brace on lateral ankle sprains in female amateur soccer players. A randomized Controlled Trial’.

The aim of this project is to start an RCT that will study the primary preventive effect of an ankle brace compared to no brace on the incidence of acute ankle sprains in female soccer players. Besides registration of the number of ankle injuries, the researchers will also study which factors contribute to compliance and determine the extent to which players use the brace as intended. The project will lead to a proposal for the ZonMW Call ‘Sportblessurepreventie’.

For more information about this project please contact dr. Bionka Huisstede, e-mail: B.M.A.Huisstede@umcutrecht.nl.

Read more about the 7 granted call for seed money applications in 2015 (I and II).