A Complex Health Promotion Intervention in Parasport - The Safe & Healthy Parasport Project
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-66
SponsorLund University
About this trial
The interest in Para sport is steadily increasing. A concern is, though, that elite Para athletes report a high incidence of injuries and illnesses. Altogether, there is an urgent need to prevent such incidents among athletes already suffering from an impairment. However, most of the existing training-based prevention programmes are not adapted or accessible to Para athletes. Also, recent research suggests that sports safety work advantageously should facilitate disease prevention and health promotion. Such intervention would hypothetically also have the potential to reduce injuries, illnesses and improve health among Para athletes. To allow full implementation, the intervention would need to be adapted to the Para athletes´ various impairments, abilities and sports.
MAIN QUESTIONS TO BE ADRESSED
* Can an evidence-based eHealth health promotion platform prevent sports injuries and illnesses in elite para athletes over 6 months, 12 months and 5 years? * Can such platform improve overall health parameters such as sleep, nutrition and mental health in elite para athletes and influence the performance parameters training quantity and training quality over 6 months, 12 months and 5 years? * Can such platform improve health literacy among Para athletes?
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Being an registered para athlete in Sweden or South Africa
Having an athlete classification according to the International Paralympic Committee
Disqualifiers
Age below 18 years, or older than 66
Being a non-classified athlete
Trial population
Participants from the Swedish and South African Paralympic programmes will be invited to participate in the study.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Athlete health monitoring
Other interventionObservational study
Treatment groups
150 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: This is an observational study.1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Incidence of sports injuries and illnesses 6 months following study start
The incidence of sports injuries and illnesses is the primary outcome. Incidence data will be calculated as the number of injuries and illnesses per 1000 hours of sports exposure.
Time frame
The incidence will be followed up 6 months following study start2
Incidence of sports injuries and illnesses 12 months following study start
The incidence of sports injuries and illnesses is the primary outcome. Incidence data will be calculated as the number of injuries and illnesses per 1000 hours of sports exposure.
Time frame
The incidence will be followed up 12 months following study start3
Incidence of sports injuries and illnesses 4 years following study start
The incidence of sports injuries and illnesses is the primary outcome. Incidence data will be calculated as the number of injuries and illnesses per 1000 hours of sports exposure.
Time frame
The incidence will be followed up 4 years following study startSecondary outcomes
1
Mental health 6 months following study start.
A secondary outcome is mental health (anxiety and depressing using the PHQ4-questionniare)
Time frame
Athlete mental health data will be followed up 6 months following study start.2
Mental health 12 months following study start.
A secondary outcome is mental health (anxiety and depressing using the PHQ4-questionniare)
Time frame
Athlete mental health data will be followed up 12 months following study start.3
Mental health 4 years following study start.
A secondary outcome is mental health (anxiety and depressing using the PHQ4-questionniare)
Time frame
Athlete mental health data will be followed up 4 years following study start.4
Health literacy 6 months following study start.
A secondary outcome is health literacy (using theThe European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q47)
Time frame
Health literacy data will be followed up 6 months following study start.Sponsors and contacts
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Lund University
Lead sponsor
University of Stellenbosch
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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