Prevalence of Non-traumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders in the French Paragliding Pilots Population

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The main objective is to determine the prevalence of non-traumatic pathologies in the paragliding population using the Nordic type questionnaire. The paragliding pilots population frequently evoque pathologies, discomfort, or pain in the course of their practice. Said pain and discomfort, though unerelated any form of accident, seem to have an impact on the pilots' flying and their participation in daily life. However, no epidemiological data are available in the literature. We hypothesize the existence of non-traumatic disorders and it seems interesting to quantify the extent of the phenomenon. The results of this study might encourage the proposition of preventive measures in order to minimize a potential risk factor for paragliding accidents, and participation restrictions.

Detailed Description
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In this cross-sectional descriptive epidemiological survey, we wish to quantify epidemiological parameters such as the prevalence of pathologies and their consequences in the activities of daily life. For this purpose, an email containing the link to answer the online questionnaire will be sent to all the licensees. The link of the questionnaire will be sent directly to all clubs in each league. The main objective is to calculate the prevalence with descriptive statistics. The primary outcome is the prevalence of non-traumatic pathology in paragliding pilots that had registered to the French Paragliding federation (FFVL) in 2022. The prevalence will be infered from the IRSST Standardised Nordic Questionnaire with the following formula : Prevalence = (FS4+FS6=yes and FS2=no ) divided by the total number of respondents. FS4 item Yes = pain in the last 12 months FS6 item Yes = activity limitations) FS2 item No = Non-traumatic disorders This corresponds to having felt pain in the body region indicated, at least once during the last 12 months, as well as a restriction of participation following this pain, but without having suffered trauma in the area. For the secondary outcomes will aim at exploring several hypotheses related to personal and environmental factors that could be correlated to the incidence of the nontraumatic disorders. They will be calculated with bivariate descriptive statistics using the Pvalue.io software.

Official Title
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Prevalence of Non-traumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders in the French Paragliding Pilots Population

Conditions
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Prevalence, Musculoskeletal Disorders

Intervention / Treatment
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* Diagnostic Test: Standardised Nordic questionnaires


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: over 18 years old Registered with the FFVL for the year 2022 and/or 2023 Paragliding in the year 2022 and/or 2023 Exclusion Criteria: Adults not able to express their consent

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 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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Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| registered<br>Paragliding pilots over the age of 18. Registered at the Fédération Française de Vol Libre (FFVL) in the year 2022 and/or 2023 Paragliding in the year 2022 and/or 2023 | Diagnostic Test: Standardised Nordic questionnaires<br>* participants will complete the SNQ online. Estimated time of participation per person: 15 minutes to fill in the questionnaires<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Prevalence of non-traumatic pathologies in the paragliding pilot population | The prevalence will be calculated using the IRSST's Standardised Nordic Questionnaire. Prevalence = (FS4+FS6=yes and FS2=no ) on total number of respondents. This prevalence will be calculated on the Population Health, with the FS4 and FS6 items. And to be more specific about atraumatic pathologies, we will add that it is necessary to have answered no to the FS2 item. This corresponds to having felt pain in the body region indicated, at least once during the last 12 months, as well as a restriction of participation following this pain, but without having undergone trauma in the area concerned. | Cross sectional study. Each participant is evaluated for 15 minutes (estimated time of completion of the questionnaire) | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Correlations between prevalence, a body area, restriction of participation in paragliding and individual characteristics of participants | Correlation analysis (univariate and bivariate) between responses to different questions to test for a potential association between variables | Cross sectional study. Each participant is evaluated for 15 minutes (estimated time of completion of the questionnaire) | 
| Paragliders' beliefs about the origin of their pain. | Number of respondents with musculoskeletal disorder (FS9=yes)/total number of positive cases ((FS4+FS6=yes and FS2=no) | Cross sectional study. Each participant is evaluated for 15 minutes (estimated time of completion of the questionnaire) | 
| Prevalence of injuries sustained during a paragliding accident | Number of respondents with musculoskeletal disorder due to accident/total number of pain positive cases and participation restriction ((FS4+FS6=yes and FS2.3=yes) | Cross sectional study. Each participant is evaluated for 15 minutes (estimated time of completion of the questionnaire) | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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paragliding, musculoskeletal Diseases, non-traumatic pathology, Standardised Nordic Questionnaire, overuse injury