Musculoskeletal Injuries' Prediction Tool for Military Combatants in the Israeli Defense Force
FMS
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observational
300
1 country
1
Brief Summary
Emerging evidences indicate that performance on a variety of functional movement screens can identify athletes/soldiers at risk for injury. These field expedient tests have not been validated in a military setting or across different military occupational specialties. In this prospective study the investigators plan to screen 300 combatants for a 1-year time frame in order to validate the suggested algorithm of a list of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors which are hypothesized to predict injury risk during the military service.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Aug 2014
Typical duration for all trials
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 12, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 19, 2014
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 1, 2016
CompletedMarch 19, 2014
March 1, 2014
2 years
March 12, 2014
March 17, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Baseline surveillance
In this study all subjects will undergo a baseline assessment on recruitment, in which demographic, biopsychosocial, and physical data will be collected.
1 week
Injury surveillance
Yearly injury surveillance will be conducted on a 2-month basis in which the research team will prospectively collect data on any injury occurrence and medical health utilization among the study's subjects.
1 year
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Physical assessment
1 year
Demographic and biopsychosocial data
1 week
Study Arms (1)
Experimental/Functional movement screen
300 subjects from three different combat units will undergo functional movement screening
Interventions
The subjects will undergo movement and balance screens, measures of power, demographic data and biopsychosocial measures. Injury data will be collected through physician exam, self-report, profile data, and healthcare utilization data. Injury data will be collected at baseline and for six iterations, every 60 days, over the course of one year following baseline. Based on the data collected, clinical prediction rules will be used to develop computerized algorithm to predict injury risk in these populations.
Eligibility Criteria
300 soldiers in 3 units will be recruited and will undergo medical evaluation and functional movment screening as describes in the protocol.
You may qualify if:
- Ages 18-21 years old
- A combat medical profile according the IDF Medical Corp regulations
- Hebrew speaking and reading.
You may not qualify if:
- Currently seeking medical care for musculoskeletal injuries or has sought medical care for musculoskeletal injury in the last 30 days.
- Currently unable to participate in routine physical training due to injury in foot, ankle, knee, hip, neck, shoulder, elbow, wrist, or hand injury.
- Cardiac or pulmonary problems limiting physical activity.
- Known history of balance or visual impairment, neurological disorders, or chronic musculoskeletal conditions precluding their involvement in military training, physical training, or sports.
- Pregnancy, subjects that become pregnant during the course of the study will be excluded based on the different injury risk factors that are associated with musculoskeletal injury during pregnancy.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Heller institute of medical research
Tel Litwinsky, Israel
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Oren Schwarz, M.D
Heller institute of medical research
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER GOV
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Investigator in Heller institute of medical research
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 12, 2014
First Posted
March 19, 2014
Study Start
August 1, 2014
Primary Completion
August 1, 2016
Study Completion
November 1, 2016
Last Updated
March 19, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-03