Examining the Most Effective Method to Reduce Running Ground Contact Time
ConditionHealthy Runners
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age17-60
SponsorKeller Army Community Hospital
About this trial
The purpose of our study is to establish the most effective running retraining technique to decrease ground contact time. This will be investigated by applying three running retraining conditions and assessing the change in ground contact time and other biomechanical variables between the runner's baseline running and each retraining technique.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Military Service Member or USMA cadet between the ages of 17-60
Run at least 2 miles three times per week for the past 3 months
Able to run for at least 15 continuous minutes at a self-selected speed
Fluent in the English language to read and provide informed consent and follow study instructions
Disqualifiers
Lower extremity or low back pain in the previous 3 months
Lower extremity or low back surgery in the previous 6 months
Self-reported pregnancy or given birth within the last 6 months
Currently on a profile that restricts or limits running
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Real-time Visual Feedback
- Real-time Auditory Feedback
- Real-time Verbal Feedback
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov