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Universal prevention through a digital health platform reduces injury incidence in youth athletics (track and field): a cluster randomised controlled trial
Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1551-1722
Swedish Athlet Federat, Sweden.
Linköping University, Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences, Division of Society and Health. Linköping University, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Region Östergötland, Regionledningskontoret, Enheten för folkhälsa. Swedish Athlet, Sweden. (Athletics Research Center (ARC))ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6049-5402
Linköping University, Department of Management and Engineering, Political Science. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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2023 (English)In: British Journal of Sports Medicine, ISSN 0306-3674, E-ISSN 1473-0480, Vol. 57, no 6, p. 364-371Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Objectives To examine whether universal prevention via a digital health platform can reduce the injury incidence in athletics athletes aged 12-15 years and if club size had an influence on the effect of the intervention. Methods This was a cluster randomised trial where young athletics athletes were randomised through their club following stratification by club size into intervention (11 clubs; 56 athletes) and control (10 clubs; 79 athletes) groups. The primary endpoint was time from baseline to the first self-reported injury. Intervention group parents and coaches were given access to a website with health information adapted to adolescent athletes and were encouraged to log in and explore its content during 16 weeks. The control group continued training as normal. Training exposure and injury data were self-reported by youths/parents every second week, that is, eight times. The primary endpoint data were analysed using the log-rank test. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to analyse the second study aim with intervention status and club size included in the explanatory models. Results The proportion of completed training reports was 85% (n=382) in the intervention group and 86% (n=545) in the control group. The injury incidence was significantly lower (HR=0.62; chi(2)=3.865; p=0.049) in the intervention group. The median time to first injury was 16 weeks in the intervention group and 8 weeks in the control group. An interaction effect between the intervention and stratification factor was observed with a difference in injury risk between athletes in the large clubs in the intervention group versus their peers in the control group (HR 0.491 (95% CI 0.242 to 0.998); p=0.049). Conclusions A protective effect against injury through universal access to health information adapted for adolescent athletes was observed in youth athletics athletes. The efficacy of the intervention was stronger in large clubs.

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BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP , 2023. Vol. 57, no 6, p. 364-371
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sociology; ecology; child
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-191038DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2021-105332ISI: 000904353700001PubMedID: 36564148OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-191038DiVA, id: diva2:1727703
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Funding Agencies|Swedish Research Council for Sport Science (CIF); [FO2017-0010]

Available from: 2023-01-17 Created: 2023-01-17 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved

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