Effects of Strength Training on Musculoskeletal Overuse Injuries in Female Runners

NCT ID: NCT03080246

Last Updated: 2020-05-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 150 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2015-12-31
• Study Completion Date: 2019-10-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of strength training in preventing overuse injuries in female runners

Detailed Description

This randomized clinical trial will compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on: (1) injury rates in female runners during the 9 month intervention period, and for 9 months after completing the intervention, and (2) on the potential mechanisms of injury including strength, joint and tissue loading, and psychosocial factors.

Conditions

Overuse Injury

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Strength Training Group

This group will begin coming to the Clinical Research Center (near the undergraduate campus of Wake Forest University) for exercise classes 2-3 days per week for about an hour each day. The investigators also have a site on High Point University's campus. The class will consist of a 10-minute warm-up, a 20-minute strength training period, 15-minutes of neuromuscular (balance/coordination) training, and a 15-minute cool down. These regular exercise classes at Wake Forest and High Point University will go on for 9 months, followed by another 9 months of option to continue at facility, plus follow-up via email and 2 group meetings/runs at Fleet Feet (at around months 12 and 15).

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Strength Training Exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Running Group

This group will be observed as they follow their usual run-training routine over the course of 18 months. Emails will be sent biweekly for 18 months to update the research team on injury/training status. The group will attend 5 group meetings/runs at Fleet Feet (at around months 1, 3, 6, 12, and 15). After the 18 months, the participants will be offered a free 8-week strength training program at the Clinical Research Center or High Point University.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Strength Training Exercise

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Female civilian runners between 18-60 years old
• Run at least 5 miles per week for the past 6 months
• No overuse injuries in the past 6 months
• Plan to stay in the area for the next year and a half
• Live less than 30 miles from Wake Forest University or High Point University

Exclusion Criteria

• Male
• Under age 18 and over age 60
• Chronic diseases, orthopedic conditions, past anterior cruciate ligament tears
• Currently pregnant or planning to conceive within the next 18 months
• Observed by study staff as unwilling to attend testing/intervention sessions
• Observed by study staff as unwilling to communicate via telephone and email regularly with study personnel
• Participated in formal strength training in the past 6 months
• Current active military or active military reserve

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

FED

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Stephen P Messier, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Wake Forest University

Locations

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

W81XWH-16-1-0001

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

IRB00034222

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id