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Running Study for Runners With Chronic Knee Pain
The Effects of Gait Retraining in Runners With Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Trial
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether changing foot strike pattern from a rearfoot strike to a forefoot strike reduces chronic running-related knee pain. It is believed that switching foot strike pattern from a rearfoot strike to a forefoot strike pattern will reduce associated running-related patellofemoral knee pain.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Nov 2014
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2015
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 30, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 2, 2015
CompletedMarch 12, 2024
March 1, 2024
6 months
September 30, 2015
March 9, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Pain
6 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Knee abduction
6 weeks
Knee range of motion
6 weeks
ankle flexion
6 weeks
ankle range of motion
6 weeks
Knee flexion
6 weeks
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Experimental
EXPERIMENTALRunners are switched from a rearfoot strike running pattern to a forefoot strike running pattern.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONRunners continue to use their normal rearfoot strike running pattern with no intervention in place.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Presence of patellofemoral pain
- No history of any cardiovascular issues.
- Currently running as part of training program
You may not qualify if:
- No patellofemoral pain present.
- Not currently running as part of training program
- Other lower extremity pain and/or injury that interferes with ability to run.
- Pregnant
- Not in the selected age ranges
- Presence of cardiovascular or cardiopulmonary diseases
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87131, United States
Related Publications (2)
Relph N, Greaves H, Armstrong R, Prior TD, Spencer S, Griffiths IB, Dey P, Langley B. Running shoes for preventing lower limb running injuries in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Aug 22;8(8):CD013368. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013368.pub2.
PMID: 35993829DERIVEDRoper JL, Harding EM, Doerfler D, Dexter JG, Kravitz L, Dufek JS, Mermier CM. The effects of gait retraining in runners with patellofemoral pain: A randomized trial. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2016 Jun;35:14-22. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2016.03.010. Epub 2016 Apr 7.
PMID: 27111879DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Christine M Mermier, PhD
University of New Mexico
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 30, 2015
First Posted
October 2, 2015
Study Start
November 1, 2014
Primary Completion
May 1, 2015
Study Completion
May 1, 2015
Last Updated
March 12, 2024
Record last verified: 2024-03