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.
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).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
880
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.
The regular training will be performed by control group according to the standard practice.
Chu Saint-Etienne
Saint-Etienne, France
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).
Time frame: at 40 weeks
injury complaint number and hours number of athletic practice
Correlation between injury complaint number and hours number of athletic practice
Time frame: at 40 weeks
injury complaint number and weeks number of athletic practice
Correlation between injury complaint number and weeks number of athletic practice
Time frame: at 40 weeks
week without injury complaints
Frequency of week without injury complaints
Time frame: at 40 weeks
injury complaint number at the training
Frequency of injury complaint number at the training
Time frame: at 40 weeks
injury complaint number and at the competition
Frequency of injury complaint number at the competition
Time frame: 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
Time frame: at 40 weeks
injury complaint number by groups
Correlation of injury complaint number by groups
Time frame: at 40 weeks
injury complaint type
Number of injury complaint type: hamstrings, Achilles tendons, ankles, knees and rachis
Time frame: at 40 weeks
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