Prevention of Injury in Military Settings Through the Use of Body Awareness.
POSITION
Prevention of Fall Injury in Military Settings Through the Use of Body Awareness.
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interventional
400
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The POSITION project aims to investigate the cognitive mechanism of postural body awareness as a risk factor for injury and as a target for a primary prevention strategy based on the Resource Optimization of Armed Forces (ROAF) method.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2021
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 14, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
October 17, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 11, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2023
CompletedJuly 11, 2022
July 1, 2022
1.7 years
October 14, 2021
July 5, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Incidence rate of imbalance injuries in each of the two groups (ROAF vs active control).
The primary endpoint will be the incidence rate of imbalance injuries in each of the two groups (ROAF vs active control).
3 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Evolution of postural awareness measured by the postural awareness scale.
3 weeks
Evolution of postural balance
3 weeks
Evolution of the stress level measured by the perceived stress scale
3 weeks
Evolution of the hormonal stress level.
3 weeks
Study Arms (2)
ROAF Arm
EXPERIMENTAL6 one-hour workshops working on enhancing postural awareness through the use of ROAF
Active control
ACTIVE COMPARATOR6 one-hour workshops on higher cognitive processes (memory, attention...)
Interventions
Use of the method "Ressource Optimisation of Armed Forces (ROAF). 6 one-hour workshops
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Signing an informed consent to participate in the study
- enrolled in the selection camp
- Be affiliated to a Social Security system
You may not qualify if:
- advanced ROAF formation (over 10 hours)
- Refusal to participate
- Person covered by articles L1121-5 to L1121-8 of the public health code, namely
- Pregnant women, women in labour or nursing mothers,
- person deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision,
- persons subject to psychiatric monitoring under Articles L3112-1 and L3113-1 who are not covered by the provisions of Article L1121-8,
- adult persons who are subject to a legal protection measure or who are unable to express their consent.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
French Army
Paris, France
Related Publications (1)
Obligi L, Bertrand M, Boivent M, Corcostegui SP, Coz PE, Derkenne C, Des Robert V, Hurpin V, Hus J, L'Hermitte B, Lely L, Patey E, Romary E, Saint-Jean L, Trente A, Turpin M, Vertu N, Verdonk C, Duffaud AM. Position: A study protocol for the prevention of fall injuries in french special forces selection courses using a body-centered intervention. PLoS One. 2023 Oct 4;18(10):e0290241. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290241. eCollection 2023.
PMID: 37792797DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Central Study Contacts
Charles Verdonk, MD, PhD
CONTACT
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- SEQUENTIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 14, 2021
First Posted
July 11, 2022
Study Start
October 17, 2021
Primary Completion
July 1, 2023
Study Completion
July 1, 2023
Last Updated
July 11, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-07