Perception of Musculoskeletal Injury in Professional Dancers

NCT00554957 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 06-0930-AE
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 266
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The annual frequency of injury among dancers has been reported to range between 23-84% while as many as 95% of professional dancers have ongoing pain. The discrepancy between the number of reported injuries and the amount of pain reported at any given time could be related to the definition of injury, or how dancers' themselves perceive injury with respect to pain and activity limitation thresholds. For many reasons, dancers may be dancing through or past what health care providers may conceive as injury. This can put them at risk of further or chronic injury. The purpose of this study is to understand at which point pain limits a dancer's ability to continue to perform and whether this is influenced by available medical services, a supportive dance environment, or other factors. In addition, the issue of non-reporting of injuries will be studied. This is very important as this will affect all measures of injury frequency and risk for dancers.

Conditions

Musculoskeletal System; Disability Evaluation; Wounds and Injuries

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Self Estimated Functional Inability because of Pain (SEFIP) Perception of Injury Questionnaire

  Point prevalence

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Numeric Rating Scale, Perception of Injury Questionnaire

  Point prevalence

Study Arms (6)

NBC

All dancers with the National Ballet of Canada will be given the opportunity to participate in the study.

TDT

All dancers with the Toronto Dance Theatre will be given the opportunity to participate.

KDC

All members of the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance company will be given the opportunity to participate.

BDC

All dancers with the Batsheva Dance Company or Ensemble will be given the opportunity to participate.

RSB

All dancers with the Royal Swedish Ballet will be given the opportunity to participate.

RDB

All dancers with the Royal Danish Ballet will be given the opportunity to participate.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Professional Dancers

You may qualify if:

• All dancers employed by the National Ballet of Canada, Toronto Dance Theatre, Batsheva Dance Company and Ensemble, Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company, the Royal Swedish Ballet, and the Royal Danish Ballet will be included in the study. Additional dance companies from Sweden, Israel, Denmark and Canada (and other countries) may be invited to participate. If so, then identical protocols will be followed for all companies.

You may not qualify if:

• Any dancer less than 18 years of age will be excluded from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Health Network, Toronto: lead
• University of Southern Denmark: collaborator
• Lund University: collaborator
• Hadassah Medical Organization: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2S8, Canada

Location

Related Publications (6)

• Ramel EM, et al, Validation of a pain questionnaire (SEFIP) for dancers with a specially created test battery, Medical Problems of Performing Artists; December 1999.

  BACKGROUND

• Tajet-Foxell B, Rose FD. Pain and pain tolerance in professional ballet dancers. Br J Sports Med. 1995 Mar;29(1):31-4. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.29.1.31.

  PMID: 7788215 BACKGROUND

• Hamilton LH et al, Factors contributing to the attrition rate in elite ballet students, Journal of Dance Medicine and Science;1997;1(4).

  BACKGROUND

• McNeal AP et al, Lower extremity alignment and injury in young, preprofessional college and professional ballet dancers, Part II: Dancer-reported injuries; Medical Problems of Performing Artists; June 1990.

  BACKGROUND

• Ramel E, Moritz U. Self-reported musculoskeletal pain and discomfort in professional ballet dancers in Sweden. Scand J Rehabil Med. 1994 Mar;26(1):11-6.

  PMID: 8023078 BACKGROUND

• Ramel E, Thorsson O, Wollmer P. Fitness training and its effect on musculoskeletal pain in professional ballet dancers. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 1997 Oct;7(5):293-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.1997.tb00156.x.

  PMID: 9338948 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• J. David Cassidy, PhD, DrMedSc

  Toronto Western Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Craig L Jacobs, BFA, DC

  Toronto Western Research Institute

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 5, 2007
• First Posted: November 7, 2007
• Study Start: April 1, 2007
• Study Completion: June 1, 2008
• Last Updated: February 13, 2009

Record last verified: 2009-02

Locations

CA (1)