Strengthening Running Program in Novice Runners

NCT ID: NCT05656755

Last Updated: 2022-12-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-01

Study Completion Date

2022-12-31

Brief Summary

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The objectives of the study are comparing the risk of injury and the running performance among novice runners with two different training programmes. The first programme has less running volume but more strengthening than the second one which is a normal running programme with no specific strengthening program.

This study will provide necessary information for a multicentric study to come. The information needed for this bigger study are the sample size, the attrition rate, the drop-out rate and the feasibility of the timeline.

Detailed Description

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The objectives of the study are comparing the risk of injury and the running performance among novice runners with two different training programmes. The first programme has less running volume but more strengthening than the second one which is a normal running programme with no specific strengthening program.

Hypothesis: A training programme with less running but strengthening exercises based on interval technique and strength could have similar or better results regarding running related injuries and performance compared to a normal training programme.

The experimentation will take place in Louvain-la-Neuve in Belgium. Most of the common trainings will take place on the 400m outdoor track field of of the University. A sample of local university students will be drawned. The sex proportion of the participants should be representative of the population (non-runners population), thus 50/50. They will have to be non-runners in good and healthy condition. A non-runner is defined as someone who did not practice regular running at least twice a week for the last 6 months and could not perform a 10km at enrolment.

50 participants will take part in this experimentation. They will be randomized into 2 groups of 25. The investifator hypothesize that 40 participants will follow the study until the end.

Conditions

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Runner's Knee

Keywords

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Running Running related injuries strengthening program prevention performance

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomised control trial (pilot study)
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors
The investigator were blinded for group distribution and randomisation. They also were the outcome assessor and were therefore kept blinded.

Study Groups

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strengthening running program

The experimental group will undergo a specific running training based on leg strength training and interval running

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Strengthening

Intervention Type OTHER

The strengthening exercises were executed with the body weight without any additional weight and were composed of exercises like the squats, the lunges, the plank, and the mountain climbers

Running

Intervention Type OTHER

running for two supervised training sessions of one hour, and one free session of 30 minutes per week during 24 weeks

Running program

This running group will serve as control and will undergo a traditional running program composed of only running

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Running

Intervention Type OTHER

running for two supervised training sessions of one hour, and one free session of 30 minutes per week during 24 weeks

Interventions

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Strengthening

The strengthening exercises were executed with the body weight without any additional weight and were composed of exercises like the squats, the lunges, the plank, and the mountain climbers

Intervention Type OTHER

Running

running for two supervised training sessions of one hour, and one free session of 30 minutes per week during 24 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. they were between 18 and 30 years
2. matched our definition of novice runners
3. had not sustained a musculoskeletal injury in the past six months
4. agreed to subscribe to an online application and to report each running training on this platform.

A novice runner was defined as someone who has not been running more than once a week for more than six months. The participants were systematically excluded if they did not match the interval of age, were not considered as novice runners, i.e., ran twice or more times a week for more than six months

Exclusion Criteria

* They were also excluded if they had sustained an injury in the last 6 months or suffered from any musculoskeletal or neurological disorders
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Université Catholique de Louvain

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Irec/Nmsk

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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2019-502

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id