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Health status and health behavior in golf

Health status and health behavior in golf

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00033936
Enrollment
384
Registered
2024-03-21
Start date
2024-03-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sports injuries

Interventions

Group 1: One-off survey of German amateur golfers in the period from March to June 2024 (93 days). This period can be extended if necessary. One aim of this study is to identify common injuries and t

Sponsors

Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Golfers The respondents understand the questionnaire and are able to complete it The respondents agree to the survey (consent given)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Other sports disciplines Minors may not participate in the study Lack of mental, physical or linguistic ability to participate in a questionnaire survey Incomplete data set

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
As part of a one-off online questionnaire survey without further follow-up contacts, the health status and health behavior of golfers in the 2023 season will be determined. The aim of this study is to identify common injuries and their risk factors. Research question: 1) Which factors (gender, age, strength training, warm-up, preventive training, lifestyle) influence injury prevalence? Are there intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors?

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Further questions: 2) Which factors (gender, age, performance level) influence the sport-related use of painkillers? 3) Which factors (gender, age, performance level) influence the decision behavior of golfers to play in pain? 4) Which factors (gender, age, performance level, lifestyle) influence the subjectively perceived state of health of golfers?

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactBianca Werdelmann

Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln

bianca.werdelmann@stud.dshs-koeln.de+491787255702

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026