Effects of Strength Training on Musculoskeletal Overuse Injuries in Female Runners

Overuse Injury Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Effects of Strength Training on Musculoskeletal Overuse Injuries in Female Runners

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03080246
• Other study ID #: IRB00034222
• Secondary ID: W81XWH-16-1-0001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2015
• Est. completion date: October 2019

Study information

• Verified date: December 2019
• Source: Wake Forest University Health Sciences
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of strength training in preventing overuse injuries in female runners

Description:

This randomized clinical trial will compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on: (1) injury rates in female runners during the 9 month intervention period, and for 9 months after completing the intervention, and (2) on the potential mechanisms of injury including strength, joint and tissue loading, and psychosocial factors.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: October 2019
• Est. primary completion date: October 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female civilian runners between 18-60 years old

• Run at least 5 miles per week for the past 6 months

• No overuse injuries in the past 6 months

• Plan to stay in the area for the next year and a half

• Live less than 30 miles from Wake Forest University or High Point University

Exclusion Criteria:

• Male

• Under age 18 and over age 60

• Chronic diseases, orthopedic conditions, past anterior cruciate ligament tears

• Currently pregnant or planning to conceive within the next 18 months

• Observed by study staff as unwilling to attend testing/intervention sessions

• Observed by study staff as unwilling to communicate via telephone and email regularly with study personnel

• Participated in formal strength training in the past 6 months

• Current active military or active military reserve

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cumulative Trauma Disorders
• Overuse Injury
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Strength Training Exercise

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem	North Carolina

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Wake Forest University Health Sciences	U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Incidence of Overuse Injury (Physical Exam/Injury Report Form)	To compare the effects of a 9-month strength training program to a control group on the incidence of overuse, lower extremity, running injuries in female adult recreational and competitive runners during and 9 months subsequent to the training period.	Month 18
Secondary	Lower Extremity Muscular Strength (HUMAC norm isokinetic dynamometer)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on lower extremity muscular strength at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention.	Months 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Biomechanical Joint Moments (3D kinematic and kinetic data collected by 6-camera motion capture gait analysis)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on hip, knee, and ankle joint moments during running at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention.	Month 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Biomechanical Joint Forces (3D kinematic and kinetic data collected by 6-camera motion capture gait analysis)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on knee and ankle compressive and shear bone-on-bone joint forces during running at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention.	Month 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Biomechanical Joint Tissue Loading (3D kinematic and kinetic data collected by 6-camera motion capture gait analysis)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on joint tissue loading during running at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention.	Month 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Self-Efficacy (Adherence Self-Efficacy Questionnaire)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on performance self-efficacy at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention	Months 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Quality of Life (SF-12 Health Related Quality of Life Survey)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on health-related quality of life at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention	Months 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Quality of Life (Satisfaction with Life Scale)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on health-related quality of life at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention	Months 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Quality of Life (Positive and Negative Affect Scale)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on health-related quality of life at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention	Months 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Quality of Life (State Trait Anxiety Inventory-S Scale)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on health-related quality of life at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention	Months 0, 9, and 18
Secondary	Quality of Life (Visual Analog Pain Scale)	To compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on health-related quality of life at the conclusion and 9 months subsequent to completion of the intervention	Months 0, 9, and 18

External Links

•   Study website