Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Injuries in Beach Tennis Players

Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Injuries in Beach Tennis Players: a Prospective Cohort Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06701409

Acronym

EPITRAUMA-BT

Enrollment

440

Registered

2024-11-22

Start date

2024-11-18

Completion date

2025-12-31

Last updated

2025-07-08

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Conditions

Sport Injury

Keywords

Beach tennis, Injuries, National prospective cohort

Brief summary

Beach tennis, a fast-growing sport since its creation in Italy in the 1970s, has rapidly gained in popularity, particularly in La Réunion sisland since 2000. However, despite its development, studies on beach tennis-specific injuries are rare, based on cross-sectional studies and therefore limited by temporal or memory bias. The need for prospective research is crucial if we are to gain a better understanding of the epidemiology of injuries and improve prevention and medical management. The aim will be to determine the risk of injury among beach tennis players within a one-year national prospective cohort.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Player declaring that they train regularly in beach tennis (at least once a week) * At least 18 years old at the time of inclusion * Male or female * Able to read and understand French * Whether or not registered within a club * Not opposed to the research

Exclusion criteria

* Protected adults (guardianship or curatorship) or those under court protection

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Risk of injury	1 year	To determine the risk of injury among beach tennis players in a one-year national prospective cohort. This risk will be presented in terms of injury incidence rates.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Injury epidemiology	1 year	Comparing the epidemiology and characteristics of injuries between female and male players
Main risk factors	1 year	To determine the main risk factors for beach tennis injuries on the basis of variables (demographics, morphological, medical data, other sports) collected at inclusion and during follow-up.
Type of injury	1 year	Describe the type of injury suffered by beach tennis players according to the Orchard Sports Injury Classification System (OSICS 14 classification).

Countries

Reunion

Contacts

Primary ContactNicolas Bouscaren, MD

nicolas.bouscaren@chu-reunion.fr0262905050

Backup ContactLaetitia Berly, PhD

laetitia.berly@chu-reunion.fr

Outcome results