Summary of included RCT studies investigating the effect of FIFA injury prevention programmes
| FIFA programme | Study | Population | Intervention | Follow-up (months) | Randomised | Analysed | Total exposure | Injuries overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIFA 11 | Steffen et al12 (2008) | Female, youth (13–17 years) | The 11: A 10–15 min exercise programme for trunk and lower extremity | ≈8 | IG: 59 teams; 1100 players CG: 54 teams; 1000 players Total: 113 teams; 2100 players | IG: 58 teams; 1073 players CG: 51 teams; 947 players Total: 109 teams; 2020 players | IG: 66 423 hours CG: 65 725 hours | IG: 242 injuries CG: 241 injuries |
| van Beijsterveldt et al21 (2012) | Male, senior (18–40 years) | ≈9 | IG: 11 teams; 241 players CG: 12 teams; 246 players Total: 23 teams; 487 players | IG: 11 teams; 223 players CG: 12 teams; 233 players Total: 23 teams; 456 players | IG: 21 605 hours* CG: 22 647 hours* | IG: 207 injuries CG: 220 injuries | ||
| FIFA 11+ | Soligard et al (2008)11 | Female, youth (13–17 years) | The 11+: a 20 min exercise programme for trunk and lower extremity with progression levels | ≈8 | IG: 65 teams; 1320 players CG: 60 teams; 1220 players Total: 125 teams; 2540 players | IG: 52 teams; 1055 players CG: 41 teams; 837 players Total: 93 teams; 1892 players | IG: 49 899 hours CG: 45 428 hours | IG: 161 injuries† CG: 215 injuries† |
| Owoeye et al (2014)40 | Male, youth (14–19 years) | ≈6 | IG: 10 teams; 212 players CG: 10 teams; 204 players Total: 20 teams; 416 players | IG: 10 teams; 212 players CG: 10 teams; 204 players Total: 20 teams; 416 players | IG: 51 017 hours CG: 61 045 hours | IG: 36 injuries CG: 94 injuries | ||
| Hammes (2014)33 | Male, veteran (≥32 years) | ≈9 | IG: 10 teams; 158 players CG: 10 teams; 125 players Total: 20 teams; 383 players | IG: 9 teams; 146 players CG: 9 teams; 119 players Total: 18 teams; 265 players | IG: 4172 hours CG: 2937 hours | IG: 51 injuries CG: 37 injuries | ||
| Silvers-Granelli et al (2015)43 | Male (18–25 years) | ≈5 | IG: 31 teams; 775 players CG: 34 teams; 850 players Total: 65 teams; 1625 players | IG: 27 teams; 675 players CG: 34 teams; 850 players Total: 61 teams; 1525 players | IG: 52 839 hours‡ CG: 66 318 hours‡ | IG: 285 injuries CG: 665 injuries |
*Data on exposure provided by authors.
†Data on overall injuries provided by authors.
‡Data on exposure provided by authors and calculated from athletic exposure (1 AE=1.5 hours).
CG, Control group; IG, Intervention group; RCT, randomised controlled trial.