Clinical Trial: Knowledge of Predicting Increased Risk for an Overuse Injury in Runners
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Observational [Patient Registry]
Official Title: Knowledge of Predicting Increased Risk for an Overuse Injury in Runners Related to the Mutual Length of Femur and Tibia and the Running Style
Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to examine the skeleton of the legs and the running style in order to predict a possible overuse injury.
Detailed Summary:
The running style and the training composition and the body composition are thought to have major effect on the development of overuse injuries.
To define a prevention strategy, one must have the knowledge about risk factors and causation. The training composition is very relevant clinically but the underlying factors have not been studied yet. For the present there is no scientifical evidence of a possible relation between the body composition such as the mutual length and width of femur and tibia and the development of overuse injuries.
Thus, the aim of this study is to achieve evidence-based knowledge of these factors in order to advice runners about the precautions and to avoid that people get a sedentary lifestyle.
Sponsor: Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
Current Primary Outcome: Injury defined as inappropriate musculoskeletal make-up in the lower extremities [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
- Number of kilometres spent on running each week [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
- Bone contact forces on the distal tibia during the stance phase of running [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current
Information By: Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
Dates:
Date Received: November 4, 2013
Date Started: March 2014
Date Completion: June 2015
Last Updated: May 28, 2015
Last Verified: May 2015
