The effects of running gait retraining using wearable sensors in healthy runners

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Overuse running-related injuries; Tibial bone stress injuries; Medial tibial stress syndrome; Patellofemoral pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622000431729
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 21 March 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Run at least 10 km per week on average over the previous three months.
Own or have access to an iOS 12+ smartphone (necessary for recording field-based outcomes through an iOS application).
Fluent in English.
Identified as a high impact runner (defined as having a peak tibial acceleration >9 g while running at 3.7 m/s during a screening assessment)

Exclusion Criteria

1) Recent running-related lower limb injuries (within the past six weeks).
2) History of lower limb surgery or any neurological, inflammatory, or rheumatoid disease that may affect running gait.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Peak axial tibial acceleration (laboratory).<br>Measured for left and right limbs using two IMUs during the laboratory sessions.[Baseline.<br>Follow-up, approximately 3 weeks after the Baseline following the completion of the 8 field-based runs (Primary timepoint).<br>Retention, approximately 4 weeks after the Follow-up.];Peak axial tibial acceleration (field).<br>Measured for left and right limbs using two IMUs during a 10-15 minute field-based run completed outdoors on a standardised oval.[Baseline.<br>Follow-up, approximately 3 weeks after the Baseline following the completion of the 8 field-based runs (Primary timepoint).<br>Retention, approximately 4 weeks after the Follow-up.]