Overuse Injuries in Road Cyclists, Prevalence and Prevention (Cycle)

University Hospital, Linkoeping

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Overuse Injuries

Treatments: Other: Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02106715

Cycle_Dnr2014/42-31

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of overload injuries to road cyclists in Sweden, and if it 's possible to prevent low back pain by a simple exercise program for two months of training .

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Planning to ride "Vätternrundan 2014" in a subgroup .
• Cycled "Vätternrundan" at least twice in the past or bicycled for exercise at least 800 mil ( the equivalent of two seasons) .
• Age 18-55 years .
• Training cycle at least three hours a week or three days a week .

Exclusion criteria

• Do not have access to a computer.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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400 participants in 2 patient groups

Training

Active Comparator group

Description:

Two exercises for training of core stability and mobility.

Treatment:

Other: Training

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Control group without training