NCT05309603

Alterations in Gait, Strength, and Power After Ruck Marching

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 26 (actual)
• Sponsor: State University of New York at Buffalo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 39 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine change in injury risk and performance variables in males and females after walking unloaded and carrying a load with two different distributions (high-pack placement and mid-pack placement) to identify differences in injury risk

Conditions

• Exercise
• Fatigue

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Loaded Walking High	Walking three miles on a treadmill at a self-selected speed while wearing a backpack with weight carried high on the back
OTHER	Loaded Walking Mid	Walking three miles on a treadmill at a self-selected speed while wearing a backpack with weight carried on the mid-back
OTHER	Walking	Walking three miles on a treadmill at a self-selected speed

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-21
• Primary completion: 2023-07-21
• Completion: 2023-07-21
• First posted: 2022-04-04
• Last updated: 2023-08-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States