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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05323773
Other study ID # Projektfot1
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase
First received
Last updated
Start date April 30, 2022
Est. completion date October 12, 2023

Study information

Verified date February 2024
Source Göteborg University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The specific aims of this study are to: - describe how many heel raises and side hops TG athletes of various ages can perform and how far they can jump, one leg at a time. - examine how calf muscle endurance and hop performance are related to the risk of new injuries in the foot, ankle, and lower leg in TG athletes. The investigators hypothesise that atletes with superior performance in the tests for muscular endurance and hop performance will report fewer injuries during the follow up period.


Description:

TeamGym (TG) is the most common gymnastics discipline in Sweden. There is a relatively high injury incidence of 2,2-3,4 injuries per 1000 hours of gymnastic activity. Muscular fatigue has been proposed as a risk factor for sustaining an injury in gymnastics, but this has yet not been examined. In TG, the lower extremity is more susceptible to injuries than the spine and upper extremity, with injury rates ranging between 60 - 77% for the lower extremity. More specifically, the foot, ankle, and the lower leg account for 40 - 56% of all reported injuries, consisting mostly of ankle injuries. In clinical and research settings, heel raises and side hops are commonly used to assess muscular endurance in the lower leg. Furthermore, it is common to also include a hop performance test to assess the physical capacity of an athlete following an injury to the foot, ankle, or lower leg. However, there are normative values published of the aforementioned tests, in TG athletes The overall purpose of this project is to facilitate and improve the caretaking of TG athletes who have sustained various types of injuries in the foot, ankle and lower leg. Specific aims are to: - describe how many heel raises and side hops TG athletes of various ages can perform and how far they can jump, one leg at a time. - examine how calf muscle endurance and hop performance are related to the risk of new injuries in the foot, ankle, and lower leg in TG athletes. The investigatorshypothesise that atletes with superior performance in the tests for muscular endurance and hop performance will report fewer injuries during the follow up period. About 200 athletes who regulary participate in TeamGym training (at least once per week) and understand written and spoken Swedish will be included in this study. Athletes with a recent injury to the foot, ankle, or lower leg or the presence of with other injuries to the lower limb or spine that may be accentuated or affect test results will be excluded. Data regarding numbers of new injuries (acute and overuse injuries) in the foot, ankle and/or lower leg within six months after baseline testing aswell as severity score of the overuse injuries will be measured bi-weekly with the Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center (OSTRC) questionnaire.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 107
Est. completion date October 12, 2023
Est. primary completion date September 16, 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 13 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Regular participation in TeamGym training (at least once per week) - Understanding written and spoken Swedish Exclusion Criteria: - Recent (defined as: in the last 4 weeks before baseline testing) injury to the foot, ankle, or lower leg = exclusion from hop tests. - Presence of other injuries to the lower limb or spine that may be accentuated or affect test results.

Study Design


Locations

Country Name City State
Sweden Göteborg University Gothenburg

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Susanne Beischer Umeå University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary New injury Number of new acute/overuse injuries in the foot, ankle or lower leg. Within six months after baseline testing.
Secondary Severity of overuse injury Answers from 4 questions regarding severity are scored from 0 to 25, and summed to calculate a severity score between 0 (= no problems) and 100 (= maximum level of problems). Bi-weekly follow-ups over a 6 month period.
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