Does Listening to Music Alter the Running Mechanics?
ConditionHealthy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-35
SponsorUniversità degli Studi di Sassari
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether in healthy subjects listening to music while running influences the ground pressure forces, the vertical loading and, overall, the running biomechanics.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Healthy subjects
Age 18-35 years
3 or more days of vigorous activity of at least 20 minutes per day OR
5 or more days of moderate-intensity activity and/or walking of at least 30 minutes per day OR
Disqualifiers
Past or present diseases of the auditory and vestibular system (as assessed by otolaryngological and audiometric examinations).
Traumatology/orthopedic conditions that contraindicate treadmill training.
Trial design
Design model
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Running while listening to a traffic audio track
Other interventionWhile running three 2-minute sets at different velocities (6, 8 and 10 km/h, respectively) on a sensorized treadmill, each participant will be exposed via earphones to an audio track resembling average outdoor conditions (70 dB).
Running with music at moderate volume
Other interventionWhile running three 2-minute sets at different velocities (6, 8 and 10 km/h, respectively) on a sensorized treadmill, each participant will be provided the same music track ("We take care of our own", by Bruce Springsteen from the "Wrecking Ball" album, 2012). The music track will be given at a moderate volume (80 dB).
Running with music at moderate-to-high volume
Other interventionWhile running three 2-minute sets at different velocities (6, 8 and 10 km/h, respectively) on a sensorized treadmill, each participant will be provided the same music track ("We take care of our own", by Bruce Springsteen from the "Wrecking Ball" album, 2012). The music track will be given at a moderate-to-high volume (85 dB).
Treatment groups
40 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsGroup A: No musicNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Traffic audio trackActive comparator 1 intervention
Group C: Music at moderate volumeExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Music at moderate-to-high volumeExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Average ground pressure force
This outcome expresses the mean amount of impact recorded by the force plates embedded in the treadmill.
Time frame
It will be assessed for each participant and for each arm of the study during the three 2-minute runs on the treadmill through study completion, an average of 1 year.Secondary outcomes
1
Peak ground pressure force
This outcome expresses the highest amount of impact recorded by the force plates embedded in the treadmill.
Time frame
It will be assessed for each participant and for each arm of the study during the three 2-minute runs on the treadmill through study completion, an average of 1 year.2
Average vertical loading rate
This outcome expresses the vertical oscillation of the center of mass and is considered highly linked to the risk of injury.
Time frame
It will be assessed for each participant and for each arm of the study during the three 2-minute runs on the treadmill through study completion, an average of 1 year.3
Stride length
The stride length is the distance between two successive placements of the same foot.
Time frame
It will be assessed for each participant and for each arm of the study during the three 2-minute runs on the treadmill through study completion, an average of 1 year.4
Stride time
It is the time elapsed between the first contact of two consecutive footsteps of the same foot and is expressed in milliseconds.
Time frame
It will be assessed for each participant and for each arm of the study during the three 2-minute runs on the treadmill through study completion, an average of 1 year.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov