Injury Prevention Among Conscripts

Prevention of Musculoskeletal Injuries in Finnish Conscripts. A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00595816

Acronym

VASTE

Enrollment

800

Registered

2008-01-16

Start date

2007-07-31

Completion date

2008-01-31

Last updated

2008-01-16

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Conditions

Back Problems and Other Musculoskeletal Injuries

Keywords

low back pain, physical fitness, injury, prevention, conscripts

Brief summary

The purpose of this clinical trial is to study the effect of neuromuscular training program and regular safety counselling on the risk of musculoskeletal injuries in adolescent conscripts. 800 voluntary participants are recruited from the four army companies in western Finland during the years 2007 and 2008.

Interventions

OTHERphysical training and counselling

Neuromuscular training program 3 times per week 30 minutes per session and counselling on back problems and other musculosceletal injuries

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy conscripts who gave informed consent for participation

Exclusion criteria

* disease or injury preventing physical training

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Musculoskeletal injuries	12 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Intensity of low back pain, Physical fitness	1,2,6 months

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 29, 2026