To Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Injury Prevention Program in Athletics

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The practice of Athletics leads to risk of injuries: about 61 to 76% athletes will occurred at least one injury during a season. The prevention of Athletics injuries thus represents a major challenge for all stakeholders around athletes. In team sports, injury prevention programs have been implemented and scientifically validated. However, no injury prevention programs have been implemented and scientifically validated for Athletics. In this context, a primary objective will be to analyze the effectiveness of an Athletics Injury Prevention Program (AIPP) to reduce the frequency (percentage) of athletes presenting at least one injury complaint related to athletic practice at long term (40 weeks). A statistician will carry out a randomized control trial in cluster (clubs with AIPP and clubs without AIPP), multicenter, including athletes between 15 and 40 years old and licensed in athletic clubs and followed during an athletic season.

Detailed Description
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The person in charge of the platform will collect on a weekly basis via a IT-questionnaire sent out automatically every Monday the following parameters: injury complaints (presence or absence, and characteristics if presence) and exposure (number of hours of athletic practice (training and competition) and intensity), and the number of AIPP realization per week. The main criterion will be the frequency (percentage) of athletes presenting at least one injury complaint that have a consequence on the practice (reduction or cessation of practice).

Official Title
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PREVATHLE: To Evaluate the Effectiveness of an Injury Prevention Program in Athletics

Conditions
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Athletics, Wounds and Injuries, Prevention Program

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Athletics Injury Prevention Program
* Other: regular training


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: To dismissed in athletics clubs affiliated to French Federation of Athletics To practice one of the disciplines of athletics Men or women aged between 15 and 40 years Exclusion Criteria: - Patient's refusal to participate in the study and / or inability to express agreement or signing the informed consent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: experimental group<br>experimental group is composed of athletes will be followed the Athletics Injury Prevention Program | Other: Athletics Injury Prevention Program<br>* The Athletics Injury Prevention Program (AIPP) will be performed by experimental group twice a week. The AIPP is composed of 8 exercises including core stability, balance, pelvic stabilization, stretching and strengthening of the Achilles tendon and hamstrings.<br>* Other names: AIPP;|
| Active Comparator: control group<br>control group is composed of athletes will be continued their regular training | Other: regular training<br>* The regular training will be performed by control group according to the standard practice.<br>* Other names: standard practice;|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| injury complaint and have a consequence on the practice | Frequency of athletes presenting at least one injury complaint and have a consequence on the practice (reduction or cessation of practice). | at 40 weeks | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| injury complaint number and hours number of athletic practice | Correlation between injury complaint number and hours number of athletic practice | at 40 weeks | 
| injury complaint number and weeks number of athletic practice | Correlation between injury complaint number and weeks number of athletic practice | at 40 weeks | 
| week without injury complaints | Frequency of week without injury complaints | at 40 weeks | 
| injury complaint number at the training | Frequency of injury complaint number at the training | at 40 weeks | 
| injury complaint number and at the competition | Frequency of injury complaint number at the competition | at 40 weeks | 
| type of injury complaint between 4 consequences | the 4 consequences of injury complaint are : No consequence of athletic practice; reduce practice; Stop practice; and Consequence of practice | at 40 weeks | 
| injury complaint number by groups | Correlation of injury complaint number by groups | at 40 weeks | 
| injury complaint type | Number of injury complaint type: hamstrings, Achilles tendons, ankles, knees and rachis | at 40 weeks | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Program, Prevention, Injury, Athletics