Effect of Strength and Coordination Training on Biomechanics and Injury in New Runners
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 70
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Running biomechanics
研究概览
简要总结
The investigators hypothesize that new runners participating in an 8 week strength and coordination training program prior to beginning to run will 1) display different coordination patterns , and 2) experience fewer injuries, compared to new runners who do not perform strength or coordination training prior to running.
详细描述
The study will investigate the effect of a sequenced training program - beginning with strength training, followed by running-specific coordination exercises, and finally a gradual introduction to running - on strength, coordination and injury incidence in a group of novice runners. he investigators hypothesize that runners who perform strength and coordination training prior to beginning to run will 1) demonstrate greater lower extremity strength, 2) demonstrate alters coordination patterns and 3) experience fewer injuries, when compared to a control group of novice runners who perform no physical preparation prior to a gradual introduction to running. The possible long-term benefits of this study include reduced burden of running-related injuries, increased participation in the sport of running, improved cardiovascular and metabolic health characteristics, and reduced incidence of disease such as cardiovascular events and cancer.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 60 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •No previous participation in running races
- •Run less than 10km total in past year
- •Able to run continuously (ie at least 5mph) for 5 min (so that biomechanical analysis of running form can be conducted)
- •Female participants may not be pregnant
- •Participants will be screened using the PARQ+ form, and Parmed-X form completed by a physician if necessary
- •Cleared for physical activity through screening
- •English-speaking
排除标准
- •Previous (at any time of life) training of 3 or months of consistently running 3 or more days per week
研究组 & 干预措施
Strength and Coordination Training
The strength and coordination group will perform a progression of exercises utilizing body weight and resistance bands as resistance. Exercises include squats, lunges, jumps etc. typical of a normal strength training program.
干预措施: Strength and Coordination Training (Behavioral)
Walking
The walking group will be instructed to walk 3x/week, progressing from 30 to 45 min over 8 weeks.
干预措施: Walking (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Running biomechanics
时间窗: Change from week 0 to week 16
Relative joint motions will be assessed continuously throughout the stride cycle using a vector coding technique.
次要结局
- Running injury.(Measured in days over the 16 week training period.)