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Running Online Injury Prevention Feasibility Study

ConditionMusculoskeletal Injury
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorSimon Fraser University

About this trial

The main purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a larger scale interventional study. The investigators want to understand whether data can be reliably collected data various different streams while participants follow a standard 12-week half-marathon training program, and whether participants follow training recommendations.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Cis-gender female (someone who was born female and currently identifies as a woman) runners

Over the age of 18

Have not been injured in the last 3 months (**For the purpose of this study, an injury is defined as "musculoskeletal (originating from the bones, muscles, joints) that has restricted the ability to run in any way (distance, speed, duration) for at least 7 days or for 3 consecutive training sessions"**)

Have run on average 3 times/week for the last 6 months

Disqualifiers

Any current pain with running

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Education

    Behavioral

    Personalized training advice

  • Generic Education

    Behavioral

    Generic training advice

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: ControlActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Recruitment Rate

\- The number of participants enrolled versus the target number.

Time frame
4 weeks
2

Data Collection Compliance

* The percentage of participants who complete the online eligibility questionnaire, demographic intake questionnaire, weekly injury questionnaire, and exit questionnaire. * The percentage of participants who reliably upload data from the shoe-embedded sensors after each run. * The percentage of participants who consistently track their menstrual cycle with the MyNormative app. * The percentage of participants who regularly record their runs with their GPS-enabled smartwatch and upload data to Strava.

Time frame
12 weeks
3

Attendance

\- Attendance rate at the initial in-person orientation session and optional in-person group runs.

Time frame
16 weeks
4

Adherence to Training Recommendations

\- Percentage of participants in the intervention group who follow the individualized training recommendations.

Time frame
12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Injury incidence

\- Incidence and severity of running-related injuries reported weekly via the injury questionnaire. Injuries are defined according to the consensus definition of running injuries by Yamato et al ("musculoskeletal (originating from the bones, muscles, joints) that has restricted your ability to run in any way (distance, speed, duration) for at least 7 days or for 3 consecutive training sessions").

Time frame
12 weeks

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Simon Fraser University

Lead sponsor

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, Canada

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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