NCT00595816

Injury Prevention Among Conscripts

Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Finnish Conscripts. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 800 (estimated)
• Sponsor: UKK Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 30 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Back Problems and Other Musculoskeletal Injuries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-07-01
• Primary completion: 2008-01-01
• Completion: 2008-01-01
• First posted: 2008-01-16
• Last updated: 2008-01-16

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Finland