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NCT Number: NCT02096796

Arm Pump in Motorcross Training

Arm Pump is a sport specific term drivers use to describe Acute or Chronic Compartment Syndrome of the forearm. Drivers experience pain in the forearms due to increased blood pressure in forearm muscle compartments. No strategies nor methods have been used to diminish the risk to suffer from arm pump within motor cross.

This project aims to look at ergonomics of driving and its relationship with the occurrence of arm pump.

The investigators will first investigate the experience of motor cross athletes with arm pump through motor cross federations in Belgium and The Netherlands (survey).

Two groups of athletes will be selected (20 persons within each group) who will be invited to the motor cross track to investigate their hand grip strength, motor driving position, muscle activity.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy Individuals Patients With Arm Pump

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Motor Cross Track

Lommel, Limbur, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • recreational or competitive motor cycling athletes
  • with or without arm pump problems
  • signing informed consent
  • participation with their own motor bike
  • Regular training hours

Exclusion criteria

  • Inactive for more than 2 weeks before participation
  • Pathology at shoulder, elbow or wrist level (except for arm pump)

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. motor ergonomics

    Time frame: March - June 2014 (3 months)

    2D video-recording will be used to observe motor sitting position

Secondary outcomes

  1. hand grip strength

    Time frame: March - June 2014 (3 months)

    Use of hand grip dynamometer (Biometrics) to measure hand grip strength.

Other outcomes

  1. muscle activity

    Time frame: March - June 2014 (3 months)

    Use of surface electromyography in order to record muscle activity of forearm and upper arm musculature

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

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Registry information

Official study title

Hand Strength Grip and Ergonomics of Driving as Risk Factors in the Etiology of Arm Pump in Motorcross Training

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2015
First posted
Mar 26, 2014
Registry last updated
Sep 17, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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