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Sensorimotor Training to Enhance Performance - the STEP AHEAD Program
Sponsor: Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre
Summary
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of SM/NM training in ice hockey players. The specific questions include: 1) typical performance on sensorimotor and neuromuscular (SM/NM) tests 2) evaluate SM/NM training on ice hockey skills performance and SM/NM tests, 3) evaluate SM/NM control to prevent concussions and injuries Participants will: Consent and complete a series of SM/NM tests. Participate in their typical training for 4 weeks. Repeat the SM/NM tests. Participate in SM/NM training for 4 weeks as part of their off season training program. Repeat the SM/NM tests and on ice skills testing. Record any injuries and concussions that they sustain over the next season. Repeat the SM/NM tests and on ice skills tests at the start of the 2025 off season training (estimated May - July of 2025).
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
12 Years - 40 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
250
Start Date
2024-05-18
Completion Date
2026-07
Last Updated
2026-02-11
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
sensorimotor and neuromuscular training
Sensorimotor and neuromuscular training exercises aimed at training the cervical spine neuromuscular control, vestibular system and oculomotor system in addition to ice hockey specific training the incorporates higher level integrated functional activities of these integrated systems. This will be performed at the same frequency as their typical training - four days per week in the gym, one day of yoga or recovery as well as on ice sessions.
Typical off season ice hockey training
Typical training for ice hockey players off season
Locations (1)
Concussion Rehabilitation Laboratory
Calgary, Alberta, Canada