Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

St. Louis University

Code:

NCT05718063

Conditions

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

MAP for Coaches - Complete Course

Map for Coaches - Overview

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of the MAP for Coaches, a web-based Musculoskeletal Athletic injury Prevention training course, in youth sport coaches. The main question it aims to answer are:

  • Is the MAP for Coaches effective in increasing coaches' sport-specific knowledge of musculoskeletal injuries (types, incidence, risk factors, mechanisms, and best prevention practices, with focus on neuromuscular training warm-up exercise programs)?
  • Is the MAP for Coaches effective in increasing coaches' motivation (self-efficacy and intention) to use sport-specific neuromuscular training warm-up exercise programs?

The additional questions it aims to answer are:

  • Are the effects of the MAP for Coaches sustained in the short- and long-term?
  • Is the MAP for Coaches effective in promoting the use of sport-specific neuromuscular training warm-up exercise programs in youth sport coaches?

Regardless of group, participants will receive the MAP for Coaches eLearning training course; however, the participants allocated to the control group will have their post-test survey completed right after they review the sport-specific 2-page injury prevention e-book containing an overview of the MAP for Coaches training course, including an infographic summary (Summarized MAP for Coaches eLearning Training Course). The intervention group will complete the post-test survey after the full training including both the course summary and the detailed course modules (the full training).

The investigators will compare the two groups to see if an exposure to the (Full) MAP for Coaches eLearning Training Course improves study outcomes compared with the control group.

Conditions

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Study ID

NCT05718063

Start date

Aug 8, 2023

Status verified date

Sep, 2025

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Active and ongoing engagement in team youth sport coaching
  • Member of a youth sport organization in the United States
  • Must be a team sport coach for one of the following: soccer, basketball, football or volleyball

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Additional engagement in adult coaching
  • No email address contact

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Full MAP for Coaches eLearning Training Course

active comparator: Summarized MAP for Coaches eLearning Training Course

Interventions

MAP for Coaches - Complete Course

The MAP for Coaches is an eLearning (web-based) knowledge translation training course aimed at providing youth sport coaches with the evidence-based education and motivation they need to reduce the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in young athletes. Course modules include a description of: (1) musculoskeletal injuries in youth sport; (2) the importance of injury prevention, and instructions on: (1) applying best practices for musculoskeletal athletic injury prevention, including neuromuscular training programs; (2) using behavioral strategies to successfully implement neuromuscular training warm-up programs in coaching sessions.

Map for Coaches - Overview

This is a summarized version of the MAP for Coaches. It comprises a 2-page sport-specific injury prevention e-book (reading) containing an overview of the MAP for Coaches training and an infographic summary.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Knowledge Scores on an 11-Point Likert (0-10) Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after online training ]
  • Change in Knowledge Scores Based on 5 Course-Specific Questions (0-5) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after online training ]
  • Change in Self-Efficacy Scores on a 5-Point (1-5) Likert Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after online training ]
  • Change in Intention Scores on a 5-Point (1-5) Likert Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, Immediately after online training ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Locations

Olu Owoeye

Recruiting

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63104

Contacts

More Information

Sponsor

St. Louis University

Last update posted

Oct 2, 2025

Last verified

Sep, 2025

Keywords

  • Dissemination and Implementation
  • Neuromuscular Training Exercise Warm-up
  • Technology-Enabled Knowledge Translation

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by St. Louis University on 2025-10-02.