Injury Prevention Among Conscripts (VASTE)

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

Finland's Slot Machine Association (RAY)

Ministry of Education

Scientific Advisory Board for Defence (MATINE)

Information provided by:

UKK Institute

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT00595816

First received: January 4, 2008

Last updated: NA

Last verified: January 2008

History: No changes posted

Purpose

The purpose of this clinical trial is to study the effect of neuromuscular training program and regular safety counselling on the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in adolescent conscripts.

800 voluntary participants are recruited from the four army companies in western Finland during the years 2007 and 2008.

Condition	Intervention
Back Problems and Other Musculoskeletal Injuries	Other: physical training and counselling

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title:	Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Finnish Conscripts. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain Exercise and Physical Fitness

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by UKK Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Musculoskeletal injuries [ Time Frame: 12 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Intensity of low back pain, Physical fitness [ Time Frame: 1,2,6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment:	800
Study Start Date:	July 2007
Study Completion Date:	January 2008
Primary Completion Date:	January 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1 Active treatment: physical training and counselling	Other: physical training and counselling Neuromuscular training program 3 times per week 30 minutes per session and counselling on back problems and other musculosceletal injuries

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 30 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

healthy conscripts who gave informed consent for participation

Exclusion Criteria:

disease or injury preventing physical training

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00595816

Locations

Finland
Jari Parkkari
Tampere, P.O Box 30, Finland, 33501
Jari Parkkari
Tampere, Finland, 33500

Sponsors and Collaborators

UKK Institute

Finland's Slot Machine Association (RAY)

Ministry of Education

Scientific Advisory Board for Defence (MATINE)

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Jari P Parkkari, MD, PhD

The UKK Institute

More Information

Publications:

Suni J, Rinne M, Natri A, Statistisian MP, Parkkari J, Alaranta H. Control of the lumbar neutral zone decreases low back pain and improves self-evaluated work ability: a 12-month randomized controlled study. Spine. 2006 Aug 15;31(18):E611-20.

Additional publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Parkkari J, Taanila H, Suni J, Mattila VM, Ohrankämmen O, Vuorinen P, Kannus P, Pihlajamäki H. Neuromuscular training with injury prevention counselling to decrease the risk of acute musculoskeletal injury in young men during military service: a population-based, randomised study. BMC Med. 2011 Apr 11;9:35.

Responsible Party:	The Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute for Health Promotion Research, The UKK Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00595816 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	UKK VASTE
Study First Received:	January 4, 2008
Last Updated:	January 4, 2008
Health Authority:	Finland: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by UKK Institute:

low back pain
physical fitness
injury
prevention
conscripts

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013

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