Prevalence and Functional Impact of Hand and Wrist Symptoms in Ice Hockey Players
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age15+
SponsorDalarna County Council, Sweden
About this trial
Ice hockey places high physical demands on the hands and wrists due to frequent shooting, passing, and physical contact. This study aims to understand how common hand and wrist pain or symptoms are among ice hockey players in Sweden, and how these symptoms affect training, participation, and performance.
Players from different competitive levels (elite, junior, and amateur) and both sexes will complete a structured questionnaire based on the validated Oslo Sports Trauma Research Centre (OSTRC) tool, along with questions about pain intensity, symptom characteristics, and functional impact.
The goal is to describe the prevalence and severity of hand and wrist symptoms across different groups of players and to identify potential differences between sex, playing level, and position. No treatment or intervention is involved.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Active ice hockey players currently registered on a participating team roster in Sweden.
Male or female players competing at elite, junior elite, or amateur level.
Participation in one of the included competition levels during the current season.
Able to understand and complete the questionnaire.
Disqualifiers
Declines participation.
Inability to complete the survey due to language barriers or cognitive limitations.
Acute severe upper-limb injury at time of data collection preventing meaningful survey completion, if deemed necessary for context-specific exclusion.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed
Trial groups
800 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupLocations
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov