Injury Prevention Among Conscripts

UKK Institute800 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this clinical trial is to study the effect of neuromuscular training program and regular safety counselling on the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in adolescent conscripts. 800 voluntary participants are recruited from the four army companies in western Finland during the years 2007 and 2008.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

800

Conditions

Back Problems and Other Musculoskeletal Injuries

Interventions

physical training and counsellingOTHER

Neuromuscular training program 3 times per week 30 minutes per session and counselling on back problems and other musculosceletal injuries

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 30 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy conscripts who gave informed consent for participation Exclusion Criteria: * disease or injury preventing physical training

Locations (2)

Jari Parkkari

Tampere, P.O Box 30, Finland

Jari Parkkari

Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Musculoskeletal injuries

Time frame: 12 months

Secondary Outcomes

Intensity of low back pain, Physical fitness

Time frame: 1,2,6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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