Running Study for Runners With Chronic Knee Pain

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
• Interventions: Behavioral: Experimental

• Registration Number: NCT02567123
• Lead Sponsor: University of New Mexico

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether changing foot strike pattern from a rearfoot strike to a forefoot strike reduces chronic running-related knee pain. It is believed that switching foot strike pattern from a rearfoot strike to a forefoot strike pattern will reduce associated running-related patellofemoral knee pain.

Detailed Description

Runners will come to the Gait Analysis Lab on north campus of the University of New Mexico, HSSB 168, for the first running trial. During this time you will fill out a health questionnaire, receive an assessment by a physical therapist, and be given a new pair of running shoes to use for the duration of the study.

Runners will be equipped with several reflective markers, which will be placed on your lower body. Runners will then complete several passes across a runway while we record your running with a motion analysis system. Runners will be equipped with a mouthpiece and nose clip. You will run for 10 minutes while we collect the gases you breathe.Twenty-four hours after you complete this running trial, you will come to our Exercise Physiology lab in Johnson Center, B143 to perform the training sessions. During this time you will run for about 10-30 minutes in front of a mirror and receive feedback from the research team. You will perform these training sessions eight times over two weeks. Twenty-four hours after your last training session, you will perform another follow-up running trial, which will be the same as the first trial. After completing the second running trial, you will be allowed to return to your normal running routine for about one month. After one month, you will return to the Gait Analysis lab to perform a final running trial, which will be the same as the first and second running trials.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-11
• Primary Completion: 2015-05
• Study Completion: 2015-05
• Study First Submitted: 2015-09-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2015-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2015-10-02
• Status Verified: 2024-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

1. Presence of patellofemoral pain
2. No history of any cardiovascular issues.
3. Currently running as part of training program

Exclusion Criteria

1. No patellofemoral pain present.
2. Not currently running as part of training program
3. Other lower extremity pain and/or injury that interferes with ability to run.
4. Pregnant
5. Not in the selected age ranges
6. Presence of cardiovascular or cardiopulmonary diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental	Experimental	Runners are switched from a rearfoot strike running pattern to a forefoot strike running pattern.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain	6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patellofemoral Stress	6 weeks
Knee range of motion	6 weeks
ankle range of motion	6 weeks
Patellofemoral contact force	6 weeks
Knee abduction	6 weeks
ankle flexion	6 weeks
Knee flexion	6 weeks
Achilles tendon force	6 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of New Mexico; 🇺🇸 Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States