Alterations in Gait, Strength, and Power After Ruck Marching

NCT05309603 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00006175
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 26
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine change in injury risk and performance variables in males and females after walking unloaded and carrying a load with two different distributions (high-pack placement and mid-pack placement) to identify differences in injury risk

Conditions

Exercise; Fatigue

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Change in Oxygen Consumption

  Oxygen consumption will be measured using indirect calorimetry

  Upon completion of 3 miles of walking, an average of 45 minutes

• Increased muscular jerk

  Jerk will be measured using accelerometers placed at the torso and ankle

  Upon completion of 3 miles of walking, an average of 45 minutes

Study Arms (3)

Unloaded Walking

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Walking on a treadmill without wearing a pack

Other: Walking

Loaded Walking High

EXPERIMENTAL

Walking on a treadmill while wearing a 30% body mass load with the weight placed at the high-back

Other: Loaded Walking High

Loaded Walking Mid

EXPERIMENTAL

Walking on a treadmill while wearing a 30% body mass load with the weight placed at the mid-back

Other: Loaded Walking Mid

Interventions

Loaded Walking High OTHER

Walking three miles on a treadmill at a self-selected speed while wearing a backpack with weight carried high on the back

Loaded Walking High

Loaded Walking Mid OTHER

Walking three miles on a treadmill at a self-selected speed while wearing a backpack with weight carried on the mid-back

Loaded Walking Mid

Walking OTHER

Walking three miles on a treadmill at a self-selected speed

Unloaded Walking

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 39 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy, physically active individuals
• years old

You may not qualify if:

• History of musculoskeletal injury within the last six months or still under a physicians care for an injury occurring more than six month prior
• History of spinal disc injury
• History of cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory, neural, or renal disease
• No previous history or education of completing resistance exercise
• Hypertensive or tachycardic during the screening visit (SBP \> 139 mmHg, DBP \> 89 mmHg, heart rate \> 100 bpm)
• Taking medication or supplements with a known side effect of affecting physiologic responses to exercise (e.g., beta blockers, omega-3 fatty acids, statins, aspirin)
• Any form of tobacco or nicotine use
• A positive pregnancy test at any point in the study
• Study physician discretion based on any other medical condition or medication
• Gastrointestinal disease or previous surgery prohibiting internal body temperature pill use. Subjects who have any contraindication to internal body temperature pill ingestion will be given the option to insert the pill rectally (as a suppository) or use a rectal probe.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• State University of New York at Buffalo: lead

Study Sites (1)

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, 14214, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; Fatigue

Interventions

Walking

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Locomotion; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Exercise; Motor Activity

Study Officials

• Riana Pryor, PhD

  University at Buffalo

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 24, 2022
• First Posted: April 4, 2022
• Study Start: March 21, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 21, 2023
• Study Completion: July 21, 2023
• Last Updated: August 16, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)