Running Related Injury Among Novice Runners

April 9, 2015 updated by: Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark

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.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

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).

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

160

Phase

  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Michael L. Bertelsen, PT

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

16 years to 63 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria:

  • 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
  • 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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Running training programmes

Runners 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.
Behavioral: Training programmes

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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Running related injury
Time Frame: 7 days
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.
7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark

Collaborators

University of Aarhus

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Michael L. Bertelsen, PT, Department of Publich Health, Aarhus University
  • Principal Investigator: Sten Rasmussen, MD, Northern Orthopaedic Division, Aalborg University Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2016

Study Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 9, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 12, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

December 19, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 10, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 9, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • N-20130035

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