Step Rate in Recreational Runners

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor
• Interventions: Behavioral: Change in running cadence

• Registration Number: NCT03057522
• Lead Sponsor: Mayo Clinic

Brief Summary

This will be a pilot study to determine if a 6 week home training program can increase preferred step rate (cadence) in recreational runners. Increase in step rate has been correlated with decreased stress at lower limb joints in runners. This has the potential of decreasing overuse injuries in this population.

Research participants will have their preferred cadence evaluated at the beginning of the study. The athletes will be randomly assigned to two groups. One group will continue to train without intervention and the other group will train at a cadence of 10% higher than their preferred step rate.

At the end of 6 weeks the participants will have their preferred cadence reevaluated using the same method as pre-participation cadence was determined.

The investigators hypothesis the preferred running cadence of recreational runners following the intervention will be 5-10% greater than prior to the intervention and the increased cadence will be maintained for 6 months following the intervention.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-15
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-20
• Primary Completion: 2018-06-01
• Study Completion: 2018-06-01
• Status Verified: 2018-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-09
• Last Update Posted: 2018-11-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Change in running cadence	This group will undergo home exercise program designed to increase their running cadence.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Running cadence	6 months	Running cadence (steps per minute) will be evaluated using a running cadence sensor to determine if the intervention subjects maintained their increased running cadence for 6 months following the intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mayo Clinic in Rochester; 🇺🇸 Rochester, Minnesota, United States