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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Athletics Injuries
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Injuries in Swedish Youth Athletics. The KLUB-study.

Detailed Description

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.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 150

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Sweden
  • Stockholm, Sweden
    • Swedish Athletics

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 10 years to 13 years (Child)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The study is based on a total population design, athletes aged 12-15 years, who regularly participate in organized athletics training in selected clubs (all reachable participants will be invited).

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age 12-15 years
• Regularly participate in organized athletics training

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Incidence of injuries in youth athletics	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	Reporting every second week during one year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pinpoint risk indicators and factors for different injury types/patterns	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	Reporting every second week during one year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Linkoeping University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Jacobsson J, Timpka T, Ekberg J, Kowalski J, Nilsson S, Renstrom P. Design of a protocol for large-scale epidemiological studies in individual sports: the Swedish Athletics injury study. Br J Sports Med. 2010 Dec;44(15):1106-11. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.067678. Epub 2010 May 19.
• Timpka T, Alonso JM, Jacobsson J, Junge A, Branco P, Clarsen B, Kowalski J, Mountjoy M, Nilsson S, Pluim B, Renstrom P, Ronsen O, Steffen K, Edouard P. Injury and illness definitions and data collection procedures for use in epidemiological studies in Athletics (track and field): consensus statement. Br J Sports Med. 2014 Apr;48(7):483-90. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2013-093241.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2016
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 22, 2016
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 24, 2016
• First Posted (Estimate): August 30, 2016

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 8, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 7, 2018
• Last Verified: August 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Epidemiology; Prospective; Track and Field
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: Dnr 2016/175-31

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No