ArticleSouth African journal of sports medicine2021
The effectiveness of an online intervention in stimulating injury-preventive behaviour in adult novice runners: Results of a randomised controlled trial.
Article in South African journal of sports medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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- The Consistency of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Prevention Definitions in the Context of Musculoskeletal Sports Injuries: A Rapid Review and Critical Exploration of Common Terms of Usage.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Running-Centred Injury Prevention Support: A Scoping Review on Current Injury Risk Reduction Practices for Runners.Translational sports medicine · 2025Review
- Can running-related injuries be prevented through an online behavioural intervention in adult novice runners? Results of a randomised controlled trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: The online intervention Runfitcheck was developed to stimulate injury-preventive behaviour among adult novice runners. Objectives: This study evaluated the effectiveness of Runfitcheck on injury-preventive behaviour among adult novice runners. Methods: A randomised controlled trial was conducted among adult novice runners. The intervention group had access to the Runfitcheck intervention, the control group performed their running activities as usual. One, three, and five months after enrolment, participants reported retrospectively what they had done regarding injury-preventive behaviour (operationalised as (i) using a (personalised) training schedule; (ii) performing strength and technique exercises; and (iii) performing a warm-up routine prior to running). Relative Risks (RR) and 95% Confidence Interval (95%CI) were used to analyse behavioural change. Results: The intervention group (n=715) searched more often for information about a warm-up routine (RR 1.211; 95%CI 1.080-1.357), and added more often strength exercises to their warm-up routine (RR 1.228; 95%CI 1.092-1.380). The intervention group performed more often running technique exercises compared to the control group (n=696) (RR 1.134; 95%CI 1.015-1.267), but less often strength exercises (RR 0.865 (95%CI 0.752-0.995). Within the group of runners that did not perform any warm-up routine at enrolment (n=272), the intervention group started to perform a regular warm-up routine more often than the control group (RR 1.461; 95%CI 1.084-1.968). No significant results were found for using a training schedule. Conclusion: The online intervention Runfitcheck was effective in stimulating aspects of injury-preventive behaviour in adult novice runners, mostly related to a warm-up routine. Trial registration: NL6225, Registered April 24
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