Running Retraining to Minimize Braking Forces

University of British Columbia

Status

Completed

Conditions

Athletic Injuries

Treatments

Device: Real-time visual biofeedback during treadmill running

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03302975

H16-00413

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed research study aims to investigate whether a gait modification training program to decrease peak braking forces during the stance phase of running will result in a reduction in impact loading and the incidence of running-related injuries among recreational distance runners.

Enrollment

16 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18 to 60 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Ability to commit to a 15-week half-marathon training program
Have been running for at least 3 months prior to study commencement
Have participated in 2 or less half-marathons previously
Ability to run on a treadmill unaided
Ability to travel to testing facility for running analysis pre- and post-training program as well as for gait retraining sessions
Ability to understand written and spoken English
Meet the screening requirements (display less than -0.27BW mean peak braking force at baseline/screening assessment)

Exclusion criteria

Any lower extremity pathology in the previous 3 months or currently have pain in their lower back or lower extremities while running
Have undergone hip, knee, or ankle joint surgery