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Does Listening to Music Alter the Running Mechanics?
Led by Università degli Studi di Sassari · Updated on 2026-04-30
40
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
441 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Does Listening to Music Alter the Running Mechanics?
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Healthy subjects
- Age 18-35 years
- Moderate level of fitness (ACTIVE) defined as either:
- 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
- 5 or more days of any combination of walking, moderate-intensity or vigorous intensity activities achieving at least 600 metabolic equivalents (METs) per week
- Ability to run on a treadmill safely without bilateral or unilateral support
You will not qualify if you...
- Past or present diseases of the auditory and vestibular system as assessed by ear and hearing exams
- Traumatology or orthopedic conditions that contraindicate treadmill training
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Department of Biomedical Sciences- University of Sassari
Sassari, Sassari (SS), Italy, 07100
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2
University of Sassari
Sassari, Sassari, Italy, 07100
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Research Team
M
Manca Andrea, PhD
CONTACT
M
Michele Felisatti, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
4
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