A Comprehensive Analysis for Identification of Risk Factors for Running-Related Injuries

NCT04642248 | Unknown Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: Pre-BMT Run
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,500
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

At a basic level, running-related injuries (RRI) occur because the forces acting on the body exceed the capacity of the tissue to absorb the forces causing a breakdown of the tissue. When looking at ways to reduce RRI, the general strategy should be to make the body's ability to absorb forces greater than the forces acting on it. This can be accomplished by improving flexibility, increasing strength, reducing participation, improving recovery, and finally improving running form through gait retraining. Due to constraints of research by the ability to get large enough data sets, most literature has looked at one of these ways to make the forces manageable for a runner, while there are many ways. Running is not the only time that the body absorbs forces. This is especially true in a military population where there is a cumulative effect of forces from marching with heavy load, prolonged standing, and limited recovery. Gait retraining has been shown to reduce injury rates by as much as 60%. Two studies have looked specifically at military populations to show that gait retraining can be effective for reducing a common injury in the shin. Military studies have also shown that gait retraining is transferable to wearing boots, even when the gait retraining is done in shoes. In the commercial sector, many studies have shown the benefit of changing running form with cadence modification, increasing forward lean, reducing collapsing at the knee, and modifying the position of the foot when the foot hits the ground. The aim of this study is taking the best evidence from gait retraining efforts and personalize the methodology to the individual runner. No study to date has provided individual recommendations for gait retraining, nor has the capabilities to do so that this portable 3D motion analysis system provides. The results can be used on a large scale to have a significant reduction in RRI and a monumental benefit to society.

Conditions

Runner's Knee

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Running Related Injury

  A daily questionnaire will be filled out by participants. There are four questions that identify injury status, pain, perceived ability to perform at their best, and changes in daily activities that may relate to injury or performance. Participants that answer "no" to the Question: "Are you physically able to run today" will be assessed for injury status and this will be monitored during the study.

  Up to 24 weeks from DTF to Completion of BMT

Study Arms (2)

Non-intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

This group will have the analysis and their data will be used to determine risk factors for developing running injuries.

Other: Personalized Run Practice

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will get a personalized program based off of 3D and movement analysis results to judge the ability to reduce musculoskeletal injuries.

Other: Personalized Run Practice

Interventions

Personalized Run Practice OTHER

A combination of drills, flexibility, and strength activities combined with a gait retraining program

Intervention; Non-intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Attending Basic Military Training

You may not qualify if:

• No active or past injury within 6 months that precluded them from participating in physical activity or that they sought medical attention for; No medical profile that excludes them from running

Sponsors & Collaborators

• ACE Running LLC: lead
• Air Force: collaborator

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 30, 2020
• First Posted: November 24, 2020
• Study Start: November 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 30, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2022
• Last Updated: July 21, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share