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NCT Number: NCT02495792

Using Real Time Biofeedback to Alter Running Mechanics

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

Biofeedback Sensor

Device

Tibia accelerometer strapped to distal tibia to detect tibial shock

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Foot Strike Pattern From Baseline

    Time frame: Immediately post-training, 6mo post-training, and 1yr post-training

    Foot strike pattern will be either classified as rearfoot strike or non-rearfoot strike. This is determined by video analysis of 240hz camera. All participants baseline foot strike pattern was rearfoot at study enrollment.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Injury Incidence Between Foot Strike Patterns

    Time frame: 1yr

    Percentage of runners that became injured over 1 yr. Injury defined as pain in the lower extremity that caused restriction or stoppage of running for at least one week, or required the runner to consult a physician or other health care professional.

  2. Relative Risk of Injury

    Time frame: 1yr

    Risk of runner to develop a knee injury based on foot-strike pattern

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Keller Army Community Hospital

Fed

Registry information

Official study title

Using Real Time Biofeedback to Alter Running Biomechanics

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 13, 2015
Registry last updated
Apr 2, 2024

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