Physical Activity Clinical Trial
— SAFTOfficial title:
Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training - An Intervention Study Investigating the Influence of the Swiss Armed Forces' New Sport Concept on Physical and Psychological Parameters of the Recruits
Verified date | October 2015 |
Source | Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | Switzerland: Ethikkommission |
Study type | Interventional |
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the new sport concept of the Swiss Armed Forces influences the physical and psychological fitness of the recruits.
Status | Enrolling by invitation |
Enrollment | 800 |
Est. completion date | June 2016 |
Est. primary completion date | April 2016 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | Both |
Age group | 18 Years to 25 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Recruits of the Swiss Army rescue training schools 75 2/2015 and 3/2015 Exclusion Criteria: |
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention
Country | Name | City | State |
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Switzerland | Casern of the Swiss Army rescue training school 75 | Wangen an der Aare | Bern |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen | Swiss Armed Forces |
Switzerland,
Hofstetter MC, Mäder U, Wyss T. Effects of a 7-week outdoor circuit training program on Swiss Army recruits. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Dec;26(12):3418-25. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318245bebe. — View Citation
Roos L, Boesch M, Sefidan S, Frey F, Mäder U, Annen H, Wyss T. Adapted marching distances and physical training decrease recruits' injuries and attrition. Mil Med. 2015 Mar;180(3):329-36. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00184. — View Citation
Wyss T, Mäder U. Energy expenditure estimation during daily military routine with body-fixed sensors. Mil Med. 2011 May;176(5):494-9. — View Citation
Wyss T, Mäder U. Recognition of military-specific physical activities with body-fixed sensors. Mil Med. 2010 Nov;175(11):858-64. — View Citation
Wyss T, Roos L, Hofstetter MC, Frey F, Mäder U. Impact of training patterns on injury incidences in 12 Swiss Army basic military training schools. Mil Med. 2014 Jan;179(1):49-55. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00289. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Questionnaire about Sport lessons | Content, duration and subjective intensity of each sport session answered by the respective instructor | During the whole basic military training (18 weeks) | No |
Other | Daily energy expenditure | Measured using two accelerometers and one heart rate sensor | Weeks 2 - 9 of the basic military training | No |
Other | Number of steps per day | Measured using two accelerometers and one heart rate sensor | Weeks 2 - 9 of the basic military training | No |
Other | Daily distance covered on foot | Measured using two accelerometers and one heart rate sensor | Weeks 2 - 9 of the basic military training | No |
Primary | Injuries which are registered in the patient's medical record | All injuries which are registered in the patient's medical record are collected and classified. A classification system which takes into account anatomical site, circumstances of the accident, and severity of the injury is used. | During the basic military training (18 weeks) | No |
Secondary | Physical Fitness measured with the Swiss physical fitness test battery (SPFTB) | Physical Fitness is measured with the Swiss physical fitness test battery (SPFTB) | Weeks 2, 10 and 16 of the basic military training | No |
Secondary | Psychological Questionnaires | Questionaires concerning motivation, commitment, well-being, leadership | Weeks 2, 10 and 16 of the basic military training | No |
Secondary | Military performance according to military marks | Military marks are given by superior Army personnel | During the basic military training (18 weeks) | No |
Secondary | Questionnaire about Health and Physical Activities | Week 1 of the basic military training and 3 months after | No | |
Secondary | Attrition rate | Withdrawals from the military service are reported by the training school's secretariat | During the whole basic military training (18 weeks) | No |
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