Status:
COMPLETED
Reduction of Risk for Low Back Injury in Theater of Operations
Lead Sponsor:
University of South Florida
Collaborating Sponsors:
Brooke Army Medical Center
Conditions:
Lower Back Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-35 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators will conduct a controlled clinical trial with U.S. Army soldiers training to become combat medics. The purpose of this study is to determine if a 11-week, high intensity exercise pro...
Detailed Description
Background Low back injury is responsible for the largest percentage of non-battle injuries in the theater of operations and is a large contributor to non-expiration of active service attrition in the...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age 18-35 years
- Active duty soldiers in the US Army training to become combat medics at Fort Sam Houston
Exclusion
- Cardiovascular contraindications to resistance exercise as identified by history and physical examination
- Orthopedic contraindications to resistance exercise as identified by history and physical examination
- History of systemic inflammatory disease or spinal surgery
- Low back pain intensity \> "mild"
- Disability \>= 50% on the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
- Currently receiving care for spinal pain disorder/injury
- Currently disabled due to spinal pain disorder/injury
- Currently diagnosed with or receiving treatment for a psychological or psychiatric disorder
- Currently performing progressive resistance exercises for the lumbar extensor muscles other than those included in standard for military fitness programs
- Active workers' compensation or personal injury case
- Pregnant
- Simultaneously enrolled in another biomedical clinical trial
- Drug or alcohol abuse within the past year
- Any other condition, which in the opinion of the investigators or military medical authority, would put the candidate at increased safety risk or otherwise make the candidate unsuitable for this study
- Unable or unwilling to complete the study procedures
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
582 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01401842
Start Date
June 1 2012
End Date
March 1 2015
Last Update
May 25 2015
Active Locations (2)
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1
University of South Florida
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
2
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234