Does Listening to Music Alter the Running Mechanics?
ConditionHealthy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-35
SponsorUniversità degli Studi di Sassari
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether in healthy subjects listening to music while running influences the ground pressure forces, the vertical loading and, overall, the running biomechanics.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Healthy subjects
Age 18-35 years
3 or more days of vigorous activity of at least 20 minutes per day OR
5 or more days of moderate-intensity activity and/or walking of at least 30 minutes per day OR
Disqualifiers
Past or present diseases of the auditory and vestibular system (as assessed by otolaryngological and audiometric examinations).
Traumatology/orthopedic conditions that contraindicate treadmill training.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Running while listening to a traffic audio track
- Running with music at moderate volume
- Running with music at moderate-to-high volume
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov