NCT04385472

Musculoskeletal Imaging of Runners

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 52 (actual)
• Sponsor: Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The investigators aimed to assess the impact of long-distance running on musculoskeletal system of runners, by doing high resolution magnetic resonance imaging analysis before and after marathon running.

Detailed description

Rationale for the study: This research will examine a key modifiable risk factor for health and well- being: exercise. Regular exercise is highly recommended by healthcare professionals because the whole body benefits, including cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal systems and mental wellbeing. Long-distance running is a popular physical activity with more than 30 million individuals running marathons each year. The increasing participation of first-time runners, including older people, has been linked to a rise in related injuries. The ideal dose of exercise is not known and overdosage affects some musculoskeletal tissues and joints more than others. Overdoing a specific amount of exercise and the presence of chronic injuries may pose a great risk on the joints, leading to serious conditions such as osteoarthritis, musculoskeletal injuries, tendinopathy. However, it is not yet clear whether a high dose of exercise such as marathon running damages the musculoskeletal system and there is a growing need for research in the area of running science to better understand this. Aim: This research aims to do musculoskeletal imaging before and after long-distance running using 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging and to provide evidence on how much exercise people should undertake and how to minimise injury.

Conditions

• Musculoskeletal Injury

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	3T MRI	The main method used will be 3 Tesla MRI, which is a high resolution imaging technique. The participants will be asked to undergo musculoskeletal MRI scanning (pelvis and lumbar spine).MRI is a non-invasive procedure which excludes the risk of radiation (in comparison to other imaging modalities: X-ray, CT

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-01
• Primary completion: 2020-02-01
• Completion: 2021-12-01
• First posted: 2020-05-13
• Last updated: 2020-05-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom