Epidemiology of Speed Skating-related Injuries

Speed skating is a sport in which there´s a lack of epidemiological studies. In line with the well-established model of sports injury prevention research proffered by van Mechelen, the first stage in this process is establishing the extent of the problem i.e. injury incidence, severity and burden. Through an online survey filled by semiprofessional athletes, it is posible to obtain all this important information. This way, it will be possible to fulfill a gap in the literature and take action in the near future in order to reduce the prevalence of injuries in this sport.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sports Injury

Detailed Description

A retrospective study will be performed in speed skaters. 100 speed skaters will be recruited. Data of all injury along a whole season will be collected. Patients' information, including age, number of years playing, skill level and injured body part, will be analysed

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 80

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Asturias
    • Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, 33006
      • Universidad de Oviedo

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: ADULT; OLDER_ADULT; CHILD
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Speed skaters competing in the spanish national championship

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being a speed skater and having competed in the 2018 spanish national championship

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being unable to understand the questionaire, do not accept on participating in the study.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
1.Injury prevalence	Injury prevalence rates [Injury prevalence rates calculated per 1000 hours of play]	[Time Frame: January 2018-December 2018]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Injury burden	Days lost per 1000 hours of exposure	[Time Frame: January 2018-December 2018]
Injury prevalence according to occurrence	Number of injuries sustained during training/ Number of injuries sustained during a match (% of all)	[Time Frame: January 2018-December 2018]
Injury prevalence by mechanism of injury	Number of injuries according to the mechanism of injury (Contact (Direct or indirect) or Non-Contact) (% of all)	[Time Frame: January 2018-December 2018]
Injury prevalence according to location	Distribution of injuries according to location of the injury (on the body, % of all)	[Time Frame: January 2018-December 2018]
Injury prevalence according to tissue affected	Description of the distribution of injuries according to the type of the injury (muscle only) (% of all)	[Time Frame: January 2018-December 2018]

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Oviedo

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Paper published, link to access

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): December 1, 2021
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): February 1, 2022
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): February 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 14, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 14, 2021
• First Posted (ACTUAL): January 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): August 9, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 7, 2022
• Last Verified: August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Prevalence; Injury prevention; Multidirectional Sport; Athletic injuries
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Wounds and Injuries; Athletic Injuries
• Other Study ID Numbers: UO2021-04

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

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

Drug and device information, study documents

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