Wounds and InjuriesSAFTNCT02570295
Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training
A study testing Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training in people with Wounds and Injuries and Physical Activity, run by Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen at 1 site in Switzerland.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the new sport concept of the Swiss Armed Forces influences the physical and psychological fitness of the recruits. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 25 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Wounds and Injuries, Physical Activity, Mood (Psychological Function)
- What is being tested?
- Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 722 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSwitzerland
- Study dates
- Jul 2015to Aug 2016
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 25 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Recruits of the Swiss Army rescue training schools 75 2/2015 and 3/2015
Who cannot join
- None
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Switzerland1 site
Casern of the Swiss Army rescue training school 75
Wangen an der Aare, Canton of Bern, 3380
About this study
Official title: Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training - An Intervention Study Investigating the Influence of the Swiss Armed Forces' New Sport Concept on Physical and Psychological Parameters of the Recruits
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the new sport concept of the Swiss Armed Forces influences the physical and psychological fitness of the recruits.
Read the detailed description
The physical and psychological demands in the Swiss Army basic military service are high. Injury incidences in Swiss Army training schools are higher than in armed forces of other countries.There is evidence that progressive loading of physical demands at the beginning of basic military service and specific physical training can reduce injury incidences and attrition rates. A new sport concept by the Swiss Army takes into account these results of previous studies. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the influences of this new sport concept on the physical and psychological fitness as well as on the injury and attrition rates of the recruits.
- Conditions
- Wounds and Injuries, Physical Activity, Mood (Psychological Function), Motivation, Motor Activity
- Being tested
- Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training
- Keywords
- Army, Sport, Physical Fitness, Injuries, Psychological Tests, Attrition
- Medical subject headings
- Wounds and Injuries, Motor Activity, Tooth Wear
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Swiss Army Physical Fitness TrainingOther
2 x 90 minutes strength training and sport games and 2 x 30 minutes endurance training per week during 18 weeks of basic military training
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training | Experimental | Sport according to the new sport concept ("Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training") of the Swiss Armed Forces Receives: Other: Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training |
| Traditional Sport Concept | No intervention | Sport according to the traditional sport concept of the Swiss Armed Forces |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Number of Participants With Injuries
All injuries which are registered in the patient's medical record are collected and classified. A classification system which takes into account anatomical site, circumstances of the accident, and severity of the injury is used.
Measured: During the basic military training (18 weeks)
Secondary outcomes (5)
Physical Fitness Measured With the Swiss Physical Fitness Test Battery (SPFTB)
Physical Fitness is measured with the Swiss physical fitness test battery (SPFTB).
The SPFTB contains a progressive endurance run, a trunk muscle strength test, a standing long jump, a seated shot put, and a one-leg standing test. From the results of those performance tests (0 to 25 points each), a total fitness score is calculated (sum of all points). The minimum total score (worst result) is 0 points, the maximum total score (best result) is 125 points. A detailed description of the SPFTB can be found in the publication of Wyss, Marti, Rossi, Kohler and Mäder (2007).
Measured: Weeks 2, 10 and 16 of the basic military training
Psychological Questionnaires
2 questionaires concerning resilience were used: The Resilience Scale 11 (Schumacher, Leppert, Gunzelmann, Strauss \& Brähler, 2005) and the Brief Resilience Scale (Smith, Dalen, Wiggings, Tooley, Christopher \& Bernard, 2008). A mean was calculated for each time point. The total score ranges from 1 (worst result) to 7 (best result).
Measured: Weeks 2, 10 and 16 of the basic military training
Military Performance According to Military Marks
Military marks are given by superior Army personnel. The total score ranges from 1 (insufficient) to 5 (excellent). In total, three marks are given during the whole basic military training (after 7, 11 and 16 weeks). Data from those three time points are combined in a single value (mean).
Measured: During the basic military training (18 weeks)
Questionnaire About Health and Physical Activities
Measured: Week 1 of the basic military training and 3 months after finishing the basic military training
Attrition Rate
Withdrawals from the military service are reported by the training school's secretariat
Measured: During the whole basic military training (18 weeks)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Oct 2015 (estimated)
- Study startJul 2015
- Primary completionAug 2016
- Study completionAug 2016
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, outcome measures and adverse events reported by the sponsor.
- Publications (8)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Wounds and InjuriesStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 722 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen
- Sponsor type
- Other government
- Collaborators
- Swiss Armed Forces
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Thomas Wyss, PhD, Principal investigator, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02570295
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SAFT_82/15
- Acronym
- SAFT
- Status last verified
- Jan 2017
- First submitted
- 5 Oct 2015
- Last updated
- 21 Mar 2017
- Results posted
- Yes, on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Roos L, Boesch M, Sefidan S, Frey F, Mader U, Annen H, Wyss T. Adapted marching distances and physical training decrease recruits' injuries and attrition. Mil Med. 2015 Mar;180(3):329-36. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00184.
PubMed 25735025Wyss T, Roos L, Hofstetter MC, Frey F, Mader U. Impact of training patterns on injury incidences in 12 Swiss Army basic military training schools. Mil Med. 2014 Jan;179(1):49-55. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00289.
PubMed 24402985Hofstetter MC, Mader U, Wyss T. Effects of a 7-week outdoor circuit training program on Swiss Army recruits. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Dec;26(12):3418-25. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318245bebe.
PubMed 22190160Wyss T, Mader U. Energy expenditure estimation during daily military routine with body-fixed sensors. Mil Med. 2011 May;176(5):494-9. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-10-00376.
PubMed 21634292Wyss T, Mader U. Recognition of military-specific physical activities with body-fixed sensors. Mil Med. 2010 Nov;175(11):858-64. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-10-00023.
PubMed 21121495Wyss, T, Marti, B, Rossi, S, Kohler, U, & Mäder, U (2007). Assembling and Verfification of a Fitness Test Battery for the Recruitment of the Swiss Army and Nation-wide Use. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für
Smith BW, Dalen J, Wiggins K, Tooley E, Christopher P, Bernard J. The brief resilience scale: assessing the ability to bounce back. Int J Behav Med. 2008;15(3):194-200. doi: 10.1080/10705500802222972.
PubMed 18696313Schumacher, J, Leppert, K, Gunzelmann, T, Strauss, B, & Brähler, E(2005). Die Resilienzskala - Ein Fragebogen zur Erfassung der psychischen Widerstandsfähigkeit als Personmerkmal. Zeitschrift für klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 53(1), 16-39.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Mar 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training - An Intervention Study Investigating the Influence of the Swiss Armed Forces' New Sport Concept on Physical and Psychological Parameters of the Recruits
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02570295
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SAFT / SAFT_82/15
- Conditions
- Wounds and Injuries, Physical Activity, Mood (Psychological Function), Motivation, Motor Activity
- Keywords
- Army, Sport, Physical Fitness, Injuries, Psychological Tests, Attrition
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 722 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Sport MagglingenOther government
- Collaborators
- Swiss Armed Forces
- Study start
- Jul 2015
- Primary completion
- Aug 2016 (actual)
- Study completion
- Aug 2016 (actual)
- First posted
- 7 Oct 2015 (estimated)
- Results
- Posted 21 Mar 2017
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the new sport concept of the Swiss Armed Forces influences the physical and psychological fitness of the recruits.
Detailed description
The physical and psychological demands in the Swiss Army basic military service are high. Injury incidences in Swiss Army training schools are higher than in armed forces of other countries.There is evidence that progressive loading of physical demands at the beginning of basic military service and specific physical training can reduce injury incidences and attrition rates. A new sport concept by the Swiss Army takes into account these results of previous studies. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the influences of this new sport concept on the physical and psychological fitness as well as on the injury and attrition rates of the recruits.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training | Experimental | Other: Swiss Army Physical Fitness TrainingSport according to the new sport concept ("Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training") of the Swiss Armed Forces |
| Traditional Sport Concept | No intervention | –Sport according to the traditional sport concept of the Swiss Armed Forces |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Recruits of the Swiss Army rescue training schools 75 2/2015 and 3/2015
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- None
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training2 x 90 minutes strength training and sport games and 2 x 30 minutes endurance training per week during 18 weeks of basic military training | Other | Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training |
Primary outcome
Number of Participants With Injuries
Time frame: During the basic military training (18 weeks)
All injuries which are registered in the patient's medical record are collected and classified. A classification system which takes into account anatomical site, circumstances of the accident, and severity of the injury is used.
5 secondary outcomes
Physical Fitness Measured With the Swiss Physical Fitness Test Battery (SPFTB)
Time frame: Weeks 2, 10 and 16 of the basic military training
Psychological Questionnaires
Time frame: Weeks 2, 10 and 16 of the basic military training
Military Performance According to Military Marks
Time frame: During the basic military training (18 weeks)
Questionnaire About Health and Physical Activities
Time frame: Week 1 of the basic military training and 3 months after finishing the basic military training
Attrition Rate
Time frame: During the whole basic military training (18 weeks)
Results and safety
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Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Mar 2017.
- Posted resultsParticipant flow, baseline, all outcome measures and adverse events.
- Background: PubMed 25735025Roos L, Boesch M, Sefidan S, Frey F, Mader U, Annen H, Wyss T. Adapted marching distances and physical training decrease recruits' injuries and attrition. Mil Med. 2015 Mar;180(3):329-36. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-14-00184.
- Background: PubMed 24402985Wyss T, Roos L, Hofstetter MC, Frey F, Mader U. Impact of training patterns on injury incidences in 12 Swiss Army basic military training schools. Mil Med. 2014 Jan;179(1):49-55. doi: 10.7205/MILMED-D-13-00289.
- Background: PubMed 22190160Hofstetter MC, Mader U, Wyss T. Effects of a 7-week outdoor circuit training program on Swiss Army recruits. J Strength Cond Res. 2012 Dec;26(12):3418-25. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e318245bebe.
- Background: PubMed 21634292Wyss T, Mader U. Energy expenditure estimation during daily military routine with body-fixed sensors. Mil Med. 2011 May;176(5):494-9. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-10-00376.
- Background: PubMed 21121495Wyss T, Mader U. Recognition of military-specific physical activities with body-fixed sensors. Mil Med. 2010 Nov;175(11):858-64. doi: 10.7205/milmed-d-10-00023.
- BackgroundWyss, T, Marti, B, Rossi, S, Kohler, U, & Mäder, U (2007). Assembling and Verfification of a Fitness Test Battery for the Recruitment of the Swiss Army and Nation-wide Use. Schweizerische Zeitschrift für
- Background: PubMed 18696313Smith BW, Dalen J, Wiggins K, Tooley E, Christopher P, Bernard J. The brief resilience scale: assessing the ability to bounce back. Int J Behav Med. 2008;15(3):194-200. doi: 10.1080/10705500802222972.
- BackgroundSchumacher, J, Leppert, K, Gunzelmann, T, Strauss, B, & Brähler, E(2005). Die Resilienzskala - Ein Fragebogen zur Erfassung der psychischen Widerstandsfähigkeit als Personmerkmal. Zeitschrift für klinische Psychologie, Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, 53(1), 16-39.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Thomas Wyss, PhD principal investigator
Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Swiss Army Physical Fitness Training in people with Wounds and Injuries and Physical Activity, run by Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen at 1 site in Switzerland.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Mar 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 21 Mar 2017). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Number of Participants With Injuries (time frame: During the basic military training (18 weeks)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02570295, which also lists 8 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Mar 2017.