Current projects

Prep to Play

Comparing the Impact of Supported and Unsupported Implementation Strategies in the Use of an Injury Prevention Program in Women's/ Girl's Community Football.

The aim of this study is to determine how we can best support coaches to implement an injury prevention (IP) program (Prep-to-play) in female community Australian Football. We will recruit at least 140 female community football teams from 15 different football leagues in Victoria, Australia. Teams will be competing in U16, U17, U18, U19 or open women's competitions. We will train and support coaches to implement the IP program and evaluate the effects of the IP program on injuries across two football seasons.

For more information, please visit the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) website.

STIM Hips

Assessing the impact of transcranial direct current stimulation on hip osteoarthritis burden (the STIM HIPS study): a protocol for a randomised, triple blind controlled trial.

The primary objective of this randomised controlled trial is to quantify the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and exercise on pain, disability, and quality of life (QoL) in individuals with hip osteoarthritis (OA). Secondary objectives include quantifying the influence of motor cortex excitability and conditioned pain modulation (CPM) on treatment effects, as well as assessing the economic cost/benefit of tDCS for improving health-related QoL in people with hip OA.

For more information, please visit the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR) website.