An Epidemiological Study on Winter Sports Injury in Chinese Population

NCT04954950 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: M2019456
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 5,000
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aims of the study are to describe the injury patterns among recreational skiers and snowboarders in China and to provide primary data to guide the reconstruction of regional healthcare facilities to deal with the increasing number of participants in snow sports.

Conditions

Sports Injury

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (8)

• sex

  male/female

  1 week after injury

• age

  15-60/\>60

  1 week after injury

• Equipment

  Equipment was classified into skis and snow-boards. Special equipment such as cross-country skis and skiboards is rare in China and has not been recorded in the present study.

  1 week after injury

• Skill level

  Patients were classified according to self-reported years of participation in skiing and snowboarding: beginner (first season), medium (1-5 years), advanced (5-10 years) and expert (≥10 years).

  1 week after injury

• Date of injury

  Date of injury was divided into weekdays and weekends/holidays according to the Chinese government holiday arrangement.

  1 week after injury

• Causes of injury

  We summarised causes of injury into two types according to the subjective description of the scene of injury: not involving others, defined as falling or crashing without any body contact with others; and involving others, defined as crashing that involves two or more people.

  1 week after injury

• Slope difficulty

  Slope difficulty was categorised into beginner trail, medium trail and advanced trail according to the official data of slope inclination angle.

  1 week after injury

• Injured body parts

  Injured body parts were categorised into the following four anatomical body regions: (1) head/cervical, (2) torso, (3) upper extremity and (4) lower extremity.

  1 week after injury

Study Arms (1)

sports injuries

Patients were classified according to self-reported years of participation in skiing and snowboarding: beginner (first season), medium (1-5 years), advanced (5-10 years) and expert (≥10 years). Date of injury was divided into weekdays and weekends/ holidays according to the Chinese government holiday arrangement.

Other: no intervention

Interventions

no intervention OTHER

no intervention

sports injuries

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Data for this retrospective study were collected from the resort clinic in Chongli during ski season. Chongli is a destination ski resort in Northern China which has various terrains and has the largest number of annual visits.

You may qualify if:

• Skiing and snowboarding injuries

You may not qualify if:

• Skiing and snowboarding visitors without injuries

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Peking University Third Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Peking university third hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Athletic Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wounds and Injuries

Study Officials

• yingfang ao, M.D.

  Peking University Third Hospital

  STUDY CHAIR

Central Study Contacts

nayun chen, M.D.

CONTACT

+86 010-82265753; aoyingfang@163.com

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 27, 2021
• First Posted: July 8, 2021
• Study Start: July 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2019
• Study Completion: December 31, 2021
• Last Updated: July 8, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-06

Locations

CN (1)