Combat Agility Program.

A randomised controlled trial of a Neuromuscular Control training program designed to prevent knee and ankle injury in Australian Army Recruits.

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12607000076471

Acronym

CAP

Enrollment

830

Registered

2007-01-23

Start date

2007-01-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Aim The aim of this project is to examine the efficacy of a Neuromuscular Control training program for preventing knee and ankle injuries in army recruits undergoing basic training. Hypothesis ‘That integration of a neuromuscular control training program into Army basic training will reduce the incidence of training-related knee and ankle injuries.’

Interventions

The study is designed to be a rigorous intervention trial (randomised controlled trial) and will be conducted at the Army Recruit Training Centre (ARTC). The intervention will be a specific neuromuscular control (NMC) training program that will target neuromuscular efficiency, biomechanical skills and perceptual awareness. The NMC training program will consist of the following: Balance training. Conducted for up to five minutes post warmup and prior to every physical training lesson (approximately 46 lessons during recruit training). Agility training. Conducted three times a week for up to five minutes. Consists of drills in cutting and turning, jumping and landing, and stopping and propping. The duration of the trial is from 23 Jan to 10 Aug 07.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

17 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All regular Army recruits enlisting for recruit training in the Australian Army between 23 Jan - 22 May 07 who consent. Army age limits are 17-50 years and generally the proportion of recruits who are female is around 8%.xclusion criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Non-consent. There are no other exclusion criteria.

Outcome results