Prevalence of Acute Injuries in Amateur and Elite Mountain Bikers

The investigators intented to assess the prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Acute Injury in Mountain Biking
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: no intervention

Detailed Description

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.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 139

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Switzerland
  • GR
    • Landquart, GR, Switzerland, CH-7302
      • SUPSI

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The investigators included all mountain bikers participating in the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017, who agreed to attend in the survey.

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers	The prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers was assessed by the questionnaire used. The riders mentioned the number of acute injuries, the number of races and training volume per year and years practising mountain biking. Further, the protective gear items were asked.	During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Differences in training and racing volume between amateur and elite mountain bikers.	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. To detect the difference in training volume per year between amateur and elite mountain bikers statistical tests were used.	During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September
Differences in years practising mountain biking between amateur and elite mountain bikers.	Differences in years practising mountain biking between amateur and elite mountain bikers were detected using statistical analysis.	During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September
Differences in the amount of protective gear items between amateur and elite mountain bikers.	Differences in the amount of protective gear items between amateur and elite mountain bikers were detected using statistical analysis.	During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September
Differences in demographics, training and racing volume, years practising mountain biking, the wearing of protective gear items and number of injuries between amateur and elite mountain bikers.	Differences in demographics, training and racing volume, years practising mountain biking, the wearing of protective gear items and number of injuries between amateur and elite mountain bikers were detected using statistical analysis.	During the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event 2017 lasting from the 11th to 16th September

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 11, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 16, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): September 16, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): October 1, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 1, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2018
• Last Verified: September 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: MTB

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No