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Musculoskeletal Disorders in Mountain Runners

NCT03636425 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2019-02-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

the study aims to estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders in a population of runners in the mountains; moreover it proposes to explore the relationship between distance traveled, the difference in height, the training frequency in the week, the shoes worn, the training method, the use of supports and experience of running with musculoskeletal disorders. The secondary objectives of this study are to investigate to which rehabilitative figures the sportsman turns and if the treatments have positive outcomes.

Conditions

  • Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

OTHER

Questionnaire administration to gather information

In the questionnaire there are questions about the training (number of kilometers traveled by runners on average, total height difference, number of training sessions per week, training ground) questions on other activities carried out (gym, bicycle, etc.) number of competitions that runners participated in the month, used footwear, musculoskeletal disorders in the last 12 months, which health professional the runner has addressed, which physiotherapy therapies did.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Bologna

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paolo Pillastrini · Bologna University

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-08-30
Primary Completion
2019-01-20
Completion
2019-01-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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