Prevalence of Acute Injuries in Amateur and Elite Mountain Bikers

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The investigators intented to assess the prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers.

Detailed Description
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In order to assess the prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers a questionnaire was created in accordance to existing literature. The questionnaire was translated in several languages by bilingual people familiar with mountain biking. The questionnaire focussed on demographic data, training volume, number of races per year, number of injuries since practising mountain biking, wearing of protective gear items and accident mechanism. The survey was conducted during the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017. All riders were asked to voluntarily participate in the survey.

Official Title
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Prevalence of Acute Injuries in Amateur and Elite Mountain Bikers

Conditions
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Acute Injury in Mountain Biking

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: no intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: mountain bikers participating in the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017 Exclusion Criteria: non-participators, non-mountain bikers in the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Other: no intervention|no intervention|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers | The prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers was assessed by the questionnaire used. The riders mentioned the number of acute injuries, the number of races and training volume per year and years practising mountain biking. Further, the protective gear items were asked. | During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Differences in training and racing volume between amateur and elite mountain bikers. | The number of races per year was multiplied by the factor 4 to transform the number of races into training hours. Then, both values were added to get the training volume per year. To detect the difference in training volume per year between amateur and elite mountain bikers statistical tests were used. | During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September | 
| Differences in years practising mountain biking between amateur and elite mountain bikers. | Differences in years practising mountain biking between amateur and elite mountain bikers were detected using statistical analysis. | During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September | 
| Differences in the amount of protective gear items between amateur and elite mountain bikers. | Differences in the amount of protective gear items between amateur and elite mountain bikers were detected using statistical analysis. | During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September | 
| Differences in demographics, training and racing volume, years practising mountain biking, the wearing of protective gear items and number of injuries between amateur and elite mountain bikers. | Differences in demographics, training and racing volume, years practising mountain biking, the wearing of protective gear items and number of injuries between amateur and elite mountain bikers were detected using statistical analysis. | During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September |