Analysis of Injury Risk Factors in Elite Athletes

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Athletic Injuries

• Registration Number: NCT06906666
• Lead Sponsor: University of Oviedo

Brief Summary

Background information. The different disciplines of athletics place high physical demands on athletes. These different categories of running vary in terms of physical effort and duration, generating different levels of risk of injury. The description of the main injuries that affect elite athletes in the different athletics disciplines, as well as the identification of the specific risk factors of each discipline, will allow the identification of preventive measures to be implemented.

Objective. To identify the risk factors for tendon injury in professional long- and middle-distance athletes, according to the type of event, and to identify the best predictive model for tendon injuries based on anthropometric and athletic variables.

Method. Ambispective cohort study. 81 elite athletes will be recruited. The primary variable will be the number of tendon injuries in the last three seasons. The secondary and modifying variables will be: age (in completed years), weekly training load (in minutes), type of footwear (sneakers without carbon plate, sneakers with carbon plate, spiked sneakers without carbon plate and spiked sneakers with carbon plate), diet (balanced, high in carbohydrates, high-protein, controlled hypocaloric and adapted to the training cycle) and the regular practice of another physical activity. The possible confounding variables will be the body mass index, the date of tendon injuries in that period and the time spent as a federated athlete (in completed months). The analysis will calculate the risk of injury in these athletes and assess the influence of confounding factors and trend analysis on the primary variable, stratified by possible confounding factors.

Expected results. To calculate the risk of injury in elite athletes based on anthropometric and sociodemographic variables. To identify the predictive model of tendon injuries in elite athletes

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Study First Submitted: 2025-03-25
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-03-25
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-25
• Study Start: 2025-03-31
• Study First Posted: 2025-04-02
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-02
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-28
• Study Completion: 2025-05-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

• Elite federated athletes
• Who have not undergone previous musculoskeletal surgery in the seasons under study
• Who were federated at least one year before the study period
• Sign the informed consent document.

Exclusion Criteria

• Athletes who have not participated in competition, during the study seasons, for a period of more than 6 months due to a musculoskeletal injury

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of number of lower limb tendon injuries	Screening visit	The primary variable will be the number of lower limb tendon injuries in the last three seasons

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement of age	Screening visit	The measurement of age (measured in completed years) will be a secondary variable.
Measurement of the weekly training load	Screening visit	The measurement of the weekly training load (measured in minutes) will be a secondary variable.
Measurement of the type of footwear	Screening visit	The evaluation of the type of footwear (with the response options: shoe without carbon plate, shoe with carbon plate, spike shoe without carbon plate and spike shoe with carbon plate) will be a secondary variable.
Measurement of the type of diet	Screening visit	The evaluation of the type of diet (with the response options: balanced, rich in carbohydrates, rich in proteins and adapted to the training cycle) will be a secondary variable.
Measurement of the practice of another physical activity	Screening visit	The evaluation of the practice of another physical activity on a regular basis will be a secondary variable.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Oviedo; 🇪🇸 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain