Prevalence of Acute Injuries in Amateur and Elite Mountain Bikers

NCT03690219 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: MTB
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 99
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators intented to assess the prevalence of acute injuries in amateur and elite mountain bikers.

Conditions

Acute Injury in Mountain Biking

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Prevalence of Injuries in Amateur and Elite Mountain Bikers

  In a retrospective questionnaire participants were asked about the "Number of injuries obtained during mountain biking".

  At study enrollment, based on participants' self-reported history of mountain bike injuries

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Training and Racing Volume

  At study enrollment, based on participants' retrospective self-report of the number of races per year and estimated training hours per week

• Years Practising Mountain Biking

  At study enrollment, based on participants' self-reported history of mountain bike participation

• Amount of Protective Gear Items

  At study enrollment, based on participants' retrospective self-report of protective gear use

• Injury Rate Per 1000hrs Exposure Time

  At study enrollment, based on participants' self-reported history of mountain bike participation

Interventions

no intervention OTHER

no intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The investigators included all mountain bikers participating in the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017, who agreed to attend in the survey.

You may qualify if:

• mountain bikers participating in the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017

You may not qualify if:

• non-participators, non-mountain bikers in the Swiss Epic Mountain Bike Event in 2017

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland: lead

Study Sites (1)

SUPSI

Landquart, Kanton Graubünden, CH-7302, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Stoop R, Hohenauer E, Vetsch T, Deliens T, Clijsen R. Acute Injuries in Male Elite and Amateur Mountain Bikers: Results of a Survey. J Sports Sci Med. 2019 Jun 1;18(2):207-212. eCollection 2019 Jun.

  PMID: 31191089 RESULT

Related Links

• fullversion of publication

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr Ron Clijsen
• Organization: Rehabilitation Research Laboratory, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI)

ron.clijsen@supsi.ch

0041 81 300 01 78

Study Officials

• Ron Clijsen, PhD

  University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland SUPSI

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2018
• First Posted: October 1, 2018
• Study Start: September 11, 2017
• Primary Completion: September 16, 2017
• Study Completion: September 16, 2017
• Last Updated: October 20, 2025
• Results First Posted: October 20, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Locations

CH (1)