Effectiveness of a soccer injury prevention program based on creatine supplementation and internal load monitoring: a randomized controlled pilot study
Soler Hurtado M, Treguier M, González-de-la-Flor Á, Domínguez-Balmaseda D, García-Arrabé M, Miñambres Martin D, García-Pérez-de-Sevilla G
Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 0 citas
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- 2025-09-30 · J Int Soc Sports Nutr · vol. 22 · número sup1 · pág. 2633251
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- Springer Science+Business Media
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- Acceso abierto (revista) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Sports injuries and prevention · Sports Performance and Training · Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Palabras clave
- creatine supplementation, musculoskeletal injuries, amateur football players, access to training, isometric strength, countermovement jump, quadriceps strength, maltodextrin placebo
- MeSH
- humans, athletic injuries, creatine, incidence, pilot projects, soccer, dietary supplements, adult, male, muscle strength, young adult
7 autores
- María Soler Hurtado🇪🇸Universidad Europea de Madrid
- Moea Treguier🇪🇸Universidad Europea de Madrid
- Ángel González-de-la-Flor🇪🇸Universidad Europea de Madrid
- Diego Domínguez-Balmaseda🇪🇸Universidad Europea de Madrid
- Maríá García-Arrabé🇪🇸 · autor de correspondenciaUniversidad Europea de Madrid
- Diego Miñambres Martin🇪🇸Universidad Europea de Madrid
- Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla🇪🇸Universidad Europea de Madrid
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Background
Musculoskeletal injuries are frequent in soccer, occurring more often in matches than in training sessions, and mainly affecting the lower limbs. While creatine supplementation is commonly used to enhance performance, evidence regarding its role in injury prevention among soccer players remains limited. This pilot study investigated whether creatine supplementation could reduce the incidence of musculoskeletal injuries in amateur soccer players.
Methods
A 14-week randomized controlled pilot trial was conducted with 23 amateur soccer players randomly assigned to the creatine group (n = 12; 3 g/day) or the placebo group (n = 11; maltodextrin). Primary outcomes were injury incidence and training availability. Secondary outcomes included isometric strength, countermovement jump (CMJ) performance, perceived pain, well-being, and internal load. Assessments were performed at baseline (January 2025) and post-intervention (April 2025).
Results
Twenty-four players were randomized (12 creatine, 11placebo). Injury incidence was lower with creatine (8.3%) than placebo (36.4%) (RR = 0.23, 95% CI 0.03-1.75; p = 0.155). Missed training sessions were fewer with creatine (0.25 ± 0.87 vs 0.82 ± 1.40; p = 0.135). Significant time × group effects favored creatine for knee extension, knee flexion, hip extension, right hip flexion, and CMJ height (all p < 0.01).
Conclusion
Creatine supplementation improved strength and jump performance and showed a trend toward lower injury incidence, supporting its potential as an adjunct in soccer injury-prevention programs.
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