Do Young Triathletes Have a Greater Predisposition to Suffer Running Injuries

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Kinematics; Gait Retraining
• Interventions: Other: Gait retraining

• Registration Number: NCT04221698
• Lead Sponsor: J.J. Amer-Cuenca

Brief Summary

In running 70% of the lower limb, injuries are produced in the running segment. The vast majority of sports-related musculoskeletal injuries in young athletes are caused by overuse. Previous research has shown a clear association between running-related injuries and kinematic patterns, showing the existence of a causal relationship between biomechanical alterations and injures.

According to the evidence, that real-time visual and auditory feedback based on gait retraining should be considered to treat injured runners or prevent injuries. However, no previous studies have been carried out on whether gait retraining decreases running-related injuries incidence in young triathletes.

The investigators propose a study to determine the effect of gait retraining on the decrease in the number of running-related injuries and improve the running efficiency in young triathletes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-10-01
• Primary Completion: 2019-06-30
• Study Completion: 2019-06-30
• Study First Submitted: 2019-12-19
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-09
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

• Triathletes included in the Triathlon Plan in High Performance of the Valencian Community in Spain.
• Reported running a minimum of 2 days per week for the last 3 months with no reported injury.
• Worst pain rated a minimum of 3 out 10 on a numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain (0=no pain, 10=worst possible pain)

Exclusion Criteria

• Previous musculoskeletal surgery.
• Neurological impairment
• Structural deformity in the knee.
• Pain suffered by trauma or sports activity, having stopped running or receiving additional treatment outside the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Gait Retraining Group	Gait retraining	Athletes from the Triathlon Plan in High Performance of the Valencian Community in Spain performing individual gait retraining sessions

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surface Electromyography	Baseline - 7 months	Mean activation amplitude of gluteus medius.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
3D Kinematic Analysis	Baseline - 7 months	Peak angle at midstance defined as of the maximum pelvis joint angle between initial contact and toe-off. The tool to assess this variable would be an Inertial measurement unit (IMU) located at sacral vertebra S1
Maximal Oxygen Consumption (VO2max)	Baseline - 7 months	Oxygen Consumption during running

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Juan J. Amer-Cuenca; 🇪🇸 Alfara Del Patriarca, Valencia, Spain