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Treatment ErrorEarly Phase 1NCT02014987

Running Related Injury Among Novice Runners

A Early Phase 1 study testing Training programmes in people with Treatment Error and Overuse Injury, run by Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark at 1 site in Denmark.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

About 31% of the Danish population participates regularly in running. The positive health benefits of running have been well documented in the literature. Unfortunately, running has been connected with a high risk of injuries. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Treatment Error, Overuse Injury
What is being tested?
Training programmes
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
160 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Jul 2013to Jan 2016
Phase
Early Phase 1
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • both gender between 16-65 years
  • no running-training within the last year
  • less than 20 hours of sports activity within the last year (in total)
  • internet access and mail address
  • body mass index between 18.5 - 25 or 30-35
  • owns a pair of running shoes

Who cannot join

  • do not want to use a GPS watch
  • unable or unwilling to follow the running regime in 4 consecutive weeks
  • previous injury in lower extremity within the last 2 years
  • unable to read or understand Danish
  • former heart surgery
  • known heart surgery
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  • known lung disease
  • diabetes
  • current pregnancy
  • known tendency to shortness of breath or chest pain with activity
  • known tendency to leg pain when walking long distances

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sten Rasmussen, MD contact

sten.rasmussen@rn.dk

Michael L. Bertelsen, PT contact

Denmark1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Sten Rasmussen

    Aalborg, Northern Jutland, 9000

    Sten Rasmussen, MD, sten.rasmussen@rn.dk

    Michael Bertelsen, PT, miclejber@gmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: The Initial Running Volume and Running Related Injury Among Novice Runners

About 31% of the Danish population participates regularly in running. The positive health benefits of running have been well documented in the literature. Unfortunately, running has been connected with a high risk of injuries.

Running related injuries can cause a long rehabilitation and may even force the runner to quit running permanently. To ensure that running can be practiced as a safe exercise activity prevention must be considered.

Read the detailed description

Training errors (i.e. excessive volume, sudden change of training routines etc.) are held to be the main reasons to running related injuries. Fortunately, training errors can be avoided as training characteristics (distance, duration, pace) can be controlled by the runner.

In order to avoiding training errors, especially excessive volume many novice runners follow 0-5 kilometres type training programmes. However, limited research has been conducted on the training volume of beginner programs and the risk of running related injuries.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the running volume the first 4 weeks of a running regime and the risk of running related injuries among novice runners. The relationship between running volume and running related injuries will be investigated in proportion to their body mass index (BMI).

Being tested
Training programmes
Keywords
Running related injury, Overuse injury, Running pattern
Medical subject headings
Cumulative Trauma Disorders

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Training programmesBehavioural

    Runners with a high body mass index follow two types of training programmes:

    1. a running programme of 3 kilometres per week
    2. a running programme 6 kilometres per week

    The amount of running will be increased with 10 % per week.

Study groups in NCT02014987
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Running training programmesExperimentalRunners with a high body mass index are going to follow a training programme of 3 kilometres per week compared to a training programme of 6 kilometres per week. The amount of running will be increased with 10 % per week.
Receives: Behavioral: Training programmes

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Running related injury

    An injury sustained on muscles, joints, tendons and/or bones during or after running. The injury must have caused a workout reduction (reduced distance, intensity, frequency etc.) for at least 7 days.

    Measured: 7 days

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Dec 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJul 2013
  3. Primary completionJan 2016 (estimated)
  4. Study completionJan 2016 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Early Phase 1
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
160 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02014987
Sponsor's protocol ID
N-20130035
Status last verified
Apr 2015
First submitted
9 Dec 2013
Last updated
10 Apr 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Early Phase 1 study testing Training programmes in people with Treatment Error and Overuse Injury, run by Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Apr 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Early Phase 1 (sometimes called Phase 0) studies give a very small amount of a treatment to a few people, mainly to see how the body handles it.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Sten Rasmussen, MD (sten.rasmussen@rn.dk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Running related injury (time frame: 7 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Apr 2015.

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