Injuries in Swedish Youth Athletics. The KLUB-study.

It is well known that participation in sports activities as a youth has several health benefits, but at the same time, studies report that the risk is high to obtain injuries related to participation. There is, however, increasing evidence that many of these injuries can be prevented if necessary measures are taken. Prospective studies are therefore needed to be able to plan and carry out measures to prevent the occurrence of injuries. The overall aim of the project KLUB is to study the prevalence and incidence of injuries among athletics youths aged 12-15 years. A particular focus will be placed on identifying factors associated with injury occurrence.

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Key information

Conditions

Athletics Injuries Athletic Injuries Wounds and Injuries

Age range

12 year–15 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Swedish Athletics

Stockholm, Sweden

About this study

It is well known that participation in sports activities as a youth has several health benefits, but at the same time, studies report that the risk is high to obtain injuries related to participation. There is, however, increasing evidence that many of these injuries can be prevented if necessary measures are taken. So far, most studies examining sports injuries have been conducted on adult elite and among team sports, for example football, ice hockey and bandy. How injury patterns present in individual sports and among youth is not as well documented. A major problem in athletics is that studies have shown an almost identical prevalence and incidence of injury associated with athletics among both young and adult athletes.

Today there are very few published studies on international incidence of injuries among adolescent athletes in athletics and no describing the incidence in Swedish Athletics. These studies have different study design, definitions of injury and rather small groups of athletes, making it difficult to draw conclusions that can be the basis for prevention programs. What after all can be inferred from these previous studies is that injuries related to overuse seems to be most prevalent. Prospective studies are therefore needed to be able to plan and carry out measures to prevent the occurrence of injuries. We intend to carry out an intervention study among athletics youths aged 12-15 years. Before this is carried out, the investigators need to have adequate knowledge of the study population for the effective implementation of the intervention study.

The overall aim of the project KLUB is to study the prevalence and incidence of injuries among athletics youths aged 12-15 years. A particular focus will be placed on identifying factors associated with injury occurrence. The knowledge obtained will be used to allow for injury prevention in the future.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Age 12-15 years
Regularly participate in organized athletics training

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Injuries in Swedish Youth Athletics. The KLUB-study.

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Primary outcomes

Incidence of injuries in youth athletics

Time frame: Reporting every second week during one year

The athletes parents will be asked to provide information regarding training and report any injuries occurring based on the surveillance system developed by Jacobsson et al 2010

Secondary outcomes

Pinpoint risk indicators and factors for different injury types/patterns

Time frame: Reporting every second week during one year

The athletes parents will be asked to provide information regarding training and report any injuries occurring based on the surveillance system developed by Jacobsson et al 2010 and Timpka et al 2014

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Linkoeping University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Aug 30, 2016
Registry last updated: Aug 8, 2018

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