Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03080246
Effects of Strength Training on Musculoskeletal Overuse Injuries in Female Runners
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 150 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 60 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of strength training in preventing overuse injuries in female runners
Detailed description
This randomized clinical trial will compare the effects of 9-months of strength training to a control group on: (1) injury rates in female runners during the 9 month intervention period, and for 9 months after completing the intervention, and (2) on the potential mechanisms of injury including strength, joint and tissue loading, and psychosocial factors.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Strength Training Exercise |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2019-10-01
- Completion
- 2019-10-01
- First posted
- 2017-03-15
- Last updated
- 2020-05-12
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03080246. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.