Status:
COMPLETED
Gait-Training Using Wearable Sensors
Lead Sponsor:
University of Virginia
Conditions:
Shin Splint
Running-related Injury
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The overarching purpose of this project is to use sensor-derived patterns to guide running interventions during in-field training scenarios for runners with exercise-related lower leg pain. The invest...
Detailed Description
The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of real-time gait-training interventions along with a home exercise program (intervention group) on biomechanical and patient-reported outcome meas...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Ages 18-45 years
- Male or female
- Involved in running training at least two times per week over the past three months
- Current weekly mileage of at least 6 miles
- Currently experiencing pain during or after running in the anterior or medial aspect of the leg (between the knee and the ankle) of at least one week in duration, with maximum pain levels between 3/10 and 8/10 on the Visual Analogue Scale
- All subjects must be willing to use their own smart phone device (iPhone or Android) to download the RunScribe application for study procedures.
Exclusion
- Primary complaint is of pain over the Achilles tendon, popliteal fossa, or lateral or superficial posterior compartment of the lower leg
- Medical diagnosis of compartment syndrome, tibial or fibular stress fracture, or tibial or fibular fracture within the past 3 months
- Current running-related injuries within 3 months at the foot, ankle, knee, thigh, hip, or lower back
- Any history of lower extremity or lower back surgery
- Subjects with known pregnancy
- Subject with any type of neuropathy (numbness/tingling) in lower extremity
- Subject with clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 5 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 31 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04270565
Start Date
February 5 2020
End Date
May 31 2021
Last Update
May 18 2022
Active Locations (1)
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Memorial Gymnasium - Exercise and Sport Injury Laboratory
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22904