Overuse Injuries in Road Cyclists, Prevalence and Prevention

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02106715

Acronym

Cycle

Enrollment

400

Registered

2014-04-08

Start date

2014-03-31

Completion date

2015-06-30

Last updated

2014-04-08

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

Conditions

Overuse Injuries

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of overload injuries to road cyclists in Sweden, and if it 's possible to prevent low back pain by a simple exercise program for two months of training .

Interventions

OTHERTraining

Two exercises for training of core stability and mobility.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Planning to ride Vätternrundan 2014 in a subgroup . * Cycled Vätternrundan at least twice in the past or bicycled for exercise at least 800 mil ( the equivalent of two seasons) . * Age 18-55 years . * Training cycle at least three hours a week or three days a week .

Exclusion criteria

* Do not have access to a computer.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number and type of overuse injuries	Four months follow-up

Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Primary ContactJoanna Kvist, PhD

joanna.kvist@liu.se+46 13 284664

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026