Prevalence of Acute Injuries in Amateur… | Clinical Trial

Key information

Conditions

Acute Injury in Mountain Biking

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

SUPSI

Landquart, Kanton Graubünden, CH-7302, Switzerland

About this study

In order to assess the prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers a questionnaire was created in accordance to existing literature. The questionnaire was translated in several languages by bilingual people familiar with mountain biking. The questionnaire focussed on demographic data, training volume, number of races per year, number of injuries since practising mountain biking, wearing of protective gear items and accident mechanism. The survey was conducted during the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017. All riders were asked to voluntarily participate in the survey.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

mountain bikers participating in the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017

Exclusion criteria

non-participators, non-mountain bikers in the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017

Treatment and study plan

No intervention

Other

no intervention

Primary outcomes

Prevalence of Injuries in Amateur and Elite Mountain Bikers

Time frame: At study enrollment, based on participants' self-reported history of mountain bike injuries

In a retrospective questionnaire participants were asked about the "Number of injuries obtained during mountain biking".

Secondary outcomes

Training and Racing Volume

Time frame: At study enrollment, based on participants' retrospective self-report of the number of races per year and estimated training hours per week

In a retrospective questionnaire the participants were asked "How many races per year" they ride and whats their "Estimated training hours per week in regard to the season".

The number of races per year was multiplied by the factor 4 to transform the number of races into training hours. Then, both values were added to get the training volume per year.
Years Practising Mountain Biking

Time frame: At study enrollment, based on participants' self-reported history of mountain bike participation

In a retrospective questionnaire participants were asked "Since how many years do you participate in mountain biking?".
Amount of Protective Gear Items

Time frame: At study enrollment, based on participants' retrospective self-report of protective gear use

In a retrospective questionnaire participants were asked to tick the protective gear (helment, gloves, eveywear, upper armour, lower armout, other) they are using for mountain biking.
Injury Rate Per 1000hrs Exposure Time

Time frame: At study enrollment, based on participants' self-reported history of mountain bike participation

The injury rate per 1000 hours exposure time was calculated as follows: the hours of exposure time per year were multiplied by the number of years practicing mountain biking to get the total hours at risk. Then, the total amount of injuries ever was divided by the total hours at risk, multiplied by 1000 hours to get the injury rate per 1000 hours of exposure time.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2017
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Oct 1, 2018
Registry last updated: Oct 20, 2025

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