Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor
Conditions
Keywords
Run, Cadence, Home exercise
Brief summary
This will be a pilot study to determine if a 6 week home training program can increase preferred step rate (cadence) in recreational runners. Increase in step rate has been correlated with decreased stress at lower limb joints in runners. This has the potential of decreasing overuse injuries in this population. Research participants will have their preferred cadence evaluated at the beginning of the study. The athletes will be randomly assigned to two groups. One group will continue to train without intervention and the other group will train at a cadence of 10% higher than their preferred step rate. At the end of 6 weeks the participants will have their preferred cadence reevaluated using the same method as pre-participation cadence was determined. The investigators hypothesis the preferred running cadence of recreational runners following the intervention will be 5-10% greater than prior to the intervention and the increased cadence will be maintained for 6 months following the intervention.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALChange in running cadence
The intervention will involve a home exercise program designed to increase the running cadence in recreational runners.
Sponsors
Mayo Clinic
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Intervention model description
Prospective, randomized, controlled study evaluating whether a home exercise program can increase the running cadence of recreational runners.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* healthy male or female runners * 18 years of age or greater * run two or more times per week most weeks of the year for at least 4 years * cadence of 85 strides/min or less as determined at initial evaluation * no musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses that would limit running in the last 6 months * currently running at least 15 miles a week
Exclusion criteria
* baseline running cadence greater than 85 strides/min * inability to run * cardiovascular disease * greater than 2 cardiovascular risk factors * peripheral vascular disease * neurological disease * musculoskeletal injury or disease that causes pain with running
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Running cadence | 6 weeks | Running cadence (steps per minute) will be evaluated using a running cadence sensor to determine if the intervention subjects increased their running cadence by 10 steps per minute following the intervention. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed