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NCT Number: NCT05309603

Alterations in Gait, Strength, and Power After Ruck Marching

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

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Key information

Conditions

Exercise Behavior Fatigue Motor Activity Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms

Age range

18 year–39 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York, 14214, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy, physically active individuals
  • 18-39 years old

Exclusion criteria

  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

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 Mid

Other

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

walking

Other

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

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Oxygen Consumption

    Time frame: Upon completion of 3 miles of walking, an average of 45 minutes

    Oxygen consumption will be measured using indirect calorimetry

  2. Increased muscular jerk

    Time frame: Upon completion of 3 miles of walking, an average of 45 minutes

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

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

State University of New York at Buffalo

Other

Registry information

Acronym: SPARTAN

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2023
Study completion
2023
First posted
Apr 4, 2022
Registry last updated
Aug 16, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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