Athletes train, travel and compete, and they do not sit in waiting rooms. Sports medicine trials need performance tests at the clinic, symptom and training data from the field, and clear return-to-sport definitions. Capture puts all of it in one study.
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Single-leg hop, operated leg
HOPOPSingle-leg hop, other leg
HOPNONQuadriceps strength, operated leg
QSTROPReturned to pre-injury sport
RTSWhat matters in sports medicine trials
Study design
A sports medicine study often combines structured clinic assessments (strength, hop tests, range of motion, imaging) with data that only exists outside the clinic: pain during training, training load, sessions missed, time to return. The first belongs on site forms with units and range checks; the second on short questionnaires the participant completes on their phone after training or weekly.
Limb symmetry index, a common return-to-sport criterion after knee surgery, is calculated from the operated and non-operated limb values. Record both limbs as separate fields so the index can be derived consistently. Supplements and ergogenic aid trials in athletes also need anti-doping considerations for the product and any rescue medication.
GPS and heart rate devices produce detailed training data. Most studies store summary metrics (distance, sessions, perceived exertion) as structured fields and keep raw device data in the device platform. See EDC for wearable device studies.
Evening diary
Question 3 of 8
How would you rate your fatigue today?
0 = no fatigue, 10 = worst imaginable
Remote data
Participants answer short questionnaires from a secure link, with no app. Reminders go out when a task is due, the next day and before the window closes, and respect quiet hours in the participant's own time zone, which helps when teams travel. Compliance is visible per participant.
When due
18:00
Your evening diary is open
Next day
18:00
Reminder: your diary is still open
Final notice
21:30
Last chance before the window closes
Quiet hours
22:00 to 08:00 in the participant's time zone
Stops
As soon as the task is completed
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Endpoints
| Area | Typical endpoints | Data needed |
|---|---|---|
| Ligament injury and surgery | Return to sport, knee function PROs, re-injury | Hop tests, strength by limb, PROs, sport participation |
| Tendinopathy | Tendon-specific PRO scores, pain on loading | Validated questionnaires, pain ratings, loading programme adherence |
| Muscle injury | Time to return to play, re-injury rate | Injury grading, return dates, training exposure |
| Concussion | Symptom resolution, time to return to play | Standardised assessment tools, symptom scales, graded return stages |
| Performance and recovery | Performance tests, recovery markers | Test results with units, training load, wellness questionnaires |
Analysis
Injury prevention trials report injuries per 1,000 hours of exposure, not just injury counts, because teams and players train and compete for different amounts of time. That means collecting training and match hours throughout the study, which is exactly the kind of data that goes missing if it depends on memory at a monthly visit. Weekly questionnaires with reminders keep exposure data complete.
Define injuries consistently too: time-loss injuries, medical attention injuries, and how recurrences are counted. Consensus statements for injury surveillance in sport help, and the definitions belong in the protocol and the form help text.
Study build
Training, competition or pre-injury level.
Standardised procedures, both limbs recorded.
Condition-specific questionnaires with licences checked.
Weekly training and match hours.
Time-loss and recurrence rules in the protocol.
Product and rescue medication checked where relevant.
Yes, as site forms following your chosen standardised tool, with licences checked where needed.
Yes. Each site sees only its own participants.
Protocols define it explicitly, for example return to training, to competition, or to the pre-injury level of performance.
Limb symmetry indices compare the injured and uninjured limb, so both values are needed.
Yes. Questionnaires open on their phone from a secure link, and reminders respect quiet hours in their own time zone.
Injury rates are usually reported per 1,000 hours of exposure, which needs exposure data.
Studies usually store summary metrics as structured fields; raw device data stays in the device platform.
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