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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
UKK Institute Finland's Slot Machine Association (RAY) Ministry of Education Scientific Advisory Board for Defence (MATINE) |
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Information provided by: | UKK Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00595816 |
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 |
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Back Problems and Other Musculoskeletal Injuries |
Other: physical training and counselling |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Finnish Conscripts. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. |
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 |
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1: Experimental
Active treatment: physical training and counselling
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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
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 30 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Male |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Finland | |
Jari Parkkari | |
Tampere, Finland, 33500 | |
Finland, P.O Box 30 | |
Jari Parkkari | |
Tampere, P.O Box 30, Finland, 33501 |
Principal Investigator: | Jari P Parkkari, MD, PhD | The UKK Institute |
Responsible Party: | The UKK Institute ( The Urho Kaleva Kekkonen Institute for Health Promotion Research ) |
Study ID Numbers: | UKK VASTE |
Study First Received: | January 4, 2008 |
Last Updated: | January 4, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00595816 |
Health Authority: | Finland: Ethics Committee |
low back pain physical fitness injury prevention conscripts |
Low Back Pain Pain Back Pain |