A Randomized Control Trial: Returning to Run After Injury

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of telehealth via video feedback to transition rear foot strike runners to non-heel strike runner following a lower extremity injury. Telehealth re-education gait training is much cheaper than in-clinic retraining sessions with a medical provider and could be much more widely used by both consumers and researchers as a training aid, a way to help alter running form, prevent running injuries and be used as a tool for use in the rehabilitation of running related injuries.

Clinical Trial Description

A convenience sample of 30 runners from the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York (NY) who are recovering from a lower-extremity injury and are interested in participating in a return to run program. Acceptable lower-extremity injuries can include stress fractures proximal to the ankle, anterior chronic exertional compartment syndrome (CECS), patella-femoral pain syndrome, osteoarthritis of the lower-extremity, iliotibial band syndrome, chronic lower-extremity pain and or any participant that may benefit from the following; shorter stride, increased step rate, reduced knee loading, and reduced ground reaction force average vertical loading rates (AVLR). All participants will be screened via questionnaire and physical assessment for inclusion / exclusion from the study. Upon enrollment runners will be randomized into two groups. Regardless of group, all runners will have their running form and foot strike pattern analyzed using an instrumented treadmill and high-speed motion capture initially and at week 10. Kinetic and kinematic data including AVLR, impulse, foot strike pattern (FSP), contact time, step length, and step rate will be recorded at these time points. Additionally, all runners will receive the same graduated return to run intervals and 4-week home exercise program. Runners randomized to the intervention group will receive additional video tele-health instruction on how to transition to a non-rearfoot strike (NRFS) running pattern. Runners in the intervention group will have additional tele-health follow-ups at weeks 1, 2, 4,6, 8, and 10 using a tele-conferencing program and the Hudl Technique application. At each tele-health video follow-up participants will be emailed a questionnaire assessing their progress and function. At month 6 a final data collection session to include video analysis will be performed. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03486405
Study type	Interventional
Source	Keller Army Community Hospital
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	October 4, 2018
Completion date	May 15, 2019

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