Using Real Time Biofeedback to Alter Running Mechanics

Keller Army Community Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Device: Biofeedback Sensor

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT02495792

404239-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purposes of this study are 1) to assess foot strike patterns initially, at six months and at one year between two groups of runners attempting to transition to a non-rearfoot strike pattern (NRFS) with and without the use of biofeedback technology, and 2) to prospectively compare injury incidence rates at one year between NRFS and rearfoot strike (RFS) runners.

Enrollment: 191 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Between the age of 18 - 50 years
2. Run on average 12mi per week
3. DOD beneficiaries who intend to remain at West Point, NY for the next 12 months at time of study enrollment
4. Read and speak English well enough to provide informed consent and follow study instructions

Exclusion criteria

1. Known pregnancy currently or in the previous 6 months
2. Lower extremity or low back pain in the previous 3 months
3. Lower extremity or low back surgery in the previous 6 months
4. Any lower extremity or low back exercise limiting profile
5. Previous stress fracture of the foot
6. Participant who has a non-rearfoot strike running pattern

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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191 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

Group does not receive the biofeedback sensor

Biofeedback group

Experimental group

Description:

Group does receive the biofeedback sensor

Treatment:

Device: Biofeedback Sensor