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Trial reportJournal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition2025

Effectiveness of a soccer injury prevention program based on creatine supplementation and internal load monitoring: a randomized controlled pilot study.

María Soler Hurtado, Moea Treguier, Ángel González-de-la-Flor, Diego Domínguez-Balmaseda, María García-Arrabé, Diego Miñambres Martin, Guillermo García-Pérez-de-Sevilla

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Trial report in Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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María Soler HurtadoUniversidad Europea de Madrid Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports Department of Physiotherapy Campus de Villaviciosa, Madrid, Spain.
Moea TreguierUniversidad Europea de Madrid Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports Department of Physiotherapy Campus de Villaviciosa, Madrid, Spain.
Ángel González-de-la-FlorUniversidad Europea de Madrid Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports Department of Physiotherapy Campus de Villaviciosa, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7215-3925
Diego Domínguez-BalmasedaUniversidad Europea de Madrid Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports Department of Real Madrid Graduate School, Campus de Villaviciosa, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8683-9154
María García-ArrabéUniversidad Europea de Madrid Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports Department of Physiotherapy Campus de Villaviciosa, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4383-3999
Diego Miñambres MartinUniversidad Europea de Madrid Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports Department of Real Madrid Graduate School, Campus de Villaviciosa, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2578-9154
Guillermo García-Pérez-de-SevillaUniversidad Europea de Madrid Faculty of Medicine, Health and Sports Department of Physiotherapy Campus de Villaviciosa, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2689-1767

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Abstract

backgroundMusculoskeletal 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.

methodsA 14-week randomized controlled pilot trial was conducted with 23 amateur soccer players randomly assigned to the creatine group (

resultsTwenty-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;

conclusionCreatine 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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Athletic InjuriesCreatineDietary SupplementsSoccerAdultHumansIncidenceMaleMuscle StrengthPilot ProjectsYoung AdultCreatineCreatine supplementationinjury preventionmalemuscle strengthsoccer

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