Principal Investigator
Dr David Hughes (Department of Sports Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport)
Co-Investigators
Dr Nicole Vlahovich, Dr Stacey Compton, Maria Kozlovskaia and Dr Renae Domaschenz (Department of Sports Medicine, Australian Institute of Sport), A/Prof Bon Gray, A/Prof Lotti Tajouri, A/Prof Justin Keogh, A/Prof Mike Climstein, Rebecca Grealy, A/Prof Kevin Ashton and Professor Nuala Byrne (Bond University), Professor Matthew Brown and Dr Paul Leo (University of Queensland) and Professor Maria Fiatarone Singh, Dr Yorgi Mavros, Guy Wilson and Jacinda Meiklejohn (University of Sydney).
Ethics Protocol Number
RO1688B
Welcome!
- You are invited to take part in this research project if you are:
- A recreational runner
- Aged 18 and over
- Run over 15 km per week
- Please read the Participant Information Form carefully as this will tell you about the research project and explain what is involved. This will help you decide if you want to continue and take part.
- Ask questions about anything that you don’t understand or want to know more about. Before deciding whether or not to take part, you might want to talk about it with a relative, friend or healthcare worker.
Participation
- Participation in this study is entirely voluntary.
- You’re not obliged to participate and if you do, you can withdraw at any time without penalty or prejudice.
- To participate, we would like you to complete this online questionnaire, providing details of your medical history, injury history and running habits.
- This survey should take no more than 30 minutes to complete.
- You are able to exit the survey and complete at a later date using the link at the top of the page.
- Your participation, personal details and results will be strictly confidential and only the principal researchers above will have access to this information
By ticking the '
I ACCEPT' option below you are telling us that you:
- understand what you have read;
- consent to take part in the research project;
- consent to participate in the research processes that are described;
- consent to the use of your personal and health information as described;
- understand that you are free to not answer specific items or questions in interviews or questionnaires;
- understand that any data or answers to questions will remain confidential with regard to your identity;
- certify to the best of your knowledge and belief, you have no physical or mental illness or weakness that would increase the risk of participating in this project;
- are participating in this project of your own free will and have not been coerced in any way to participate.