Sensors Prediction Study

Body-Worn Sensors for Risk of Injury Prediction During Military Training

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04541992

Enrollment

1891

Registered

2020-09-09

Start date

2020-10-08

Completion date

2025-08-15

Last updated

2026-04-29

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Conditions

Injury Leg

Keywords

hip injury, knee injury, ankle injury

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to test whether measures of balance and agility can help predict if a Service Member may be at risk for an injury to their legs before beginning their school and training.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 55 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Between the ages of 18-55 2. Active duty Service Members in the 82nd Airborne Division (ABN DIV) 3. Fluent in English speak and reading

Exclusion criteria

1. Service members under the age of 18 or over the age of 55 will be excluded 2. Told by a doctor that they should not exercise. 3. Orthopedic injury/surgery of the lower limb or back within the last year and that limits study compliance 4. Regular use of medications that may alter balance, coordination or agility 5. Unwilling to comply with the study protocol

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Region of Limb Stability	Day 1	Region of Limb Stability (ROLS) measured in cm\^2 using a body-worn sensor.
Transitional Angular Displacement of Segments	Day 1	Transitional Angular Displacement of Segments (TADS) measured in degrees per second using a body-worn sensor.

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRobert Gailey, PhD

University of Miami

Participant flow

Recruitment details

WOMACK Recruitment and electronic medical record follow-up

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic	—
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	0 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	1891 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	148 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	1743 Participants

Adverse events

Event type	EG000 affected / at risk
deaths Total, all-cause mortality	0 / 1,891
other Total, other adverse events	0 / 1,891
serious Total, serious adverse events	0 / 1,891

Outcome results