Lower Extremity Injury Clinical Trial
Official title:
Preventing Lower Extremity Injury in Elite Orienteerers
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect a specific exercise program on the incidence of injuries in the lower extremity. 72 elite orienteerers, aged 18-40 years, are allocated to an intervention or control group. The intervention group performs four specific exercises, four times a week (10 minutes per session) in conjunction with normal training. Injury data are collected every second week using valid injury questionnaire distributed by text messages over 14 weeks. Primary outcome is number of substantial injuries in the lower extremity. Secondary outcomes are incidence of ankle sprains and the average substantial injury prevalence across the 10 weeks.
The high physical load associated with running through uneven terrain contributes to that
orienteerers are exposed to high injury risk, where the majority of injuries located in the
lower extremities. Specific training programmes have been effective at reducing injury risk
in sports. Yet, not trial has been conducted in elite orienteering. The aim of this study is
to investigate the effect a specific exercise program on the incidence of injuries in the
lower extremity. 72 elite orienteerers, aged 18-40 years, are allocated to an intervention or
control group. The intervention group performs four specific exercises, with three difficult
levels intensified every second week over the first four weeks, targeting strength,
flexibility and coordination of the lower extremity. The exercises are completed four times a
week (10 minutes per session) in conjunction with normal training. Injury data are collected
every second week using valid injury questionnaire distributed by text messages over 14
weeks. Primary outcome is number of substantial injuries in the lower extremity. Secondary
outcomes are incidence of ankle sprains and the average substantial injury prevalence across
the 10 weeks. Participants will be recruited in January-February 2018. The intervention
starts in February 2018 and data collection will be completed in June 2018. Data analyses are
expected to be completed in October-November 2018.
Due to high injury risk and lack of injury prevention trials in orienteering, a RCT
investigating the effect of a specific exercise program on the incidence of injuries in the
lower extremity, is warranted. The results of this trial will be beneficial to orienteerers,
clubs, federations and increase our understanding on how lower extremity injuries can be
prevented in a physically challenging sport.
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| Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
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| Completed |
NCT03335657 -
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N/A |