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Virtual Physical Therapy Support for Runners

No phase Interventional Musculoskeletal Complication

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: VPT.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Musculoskeletal Complication. Basic parameters: 18 years — 65 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

Virtual Physical Therapy Support for Runners Receiving Gait Analyses for Lower Body Running Related Musculoskeletal Issues

Overview

This study will compare standard of care of home exercise for running rehabilitation to the combined treatment of home exercise with an individually provided four-session virtual physical therapy support program intervention on pain and physical function movements (controlled dual and single leg squat and lateral hopping in individuals post running injury. These collective findings will help provide new evidence of the responses to an individually provided virtual PT interventions among runners.

Interventions

  • Behavioral VPT
    The VPT will be comprised of weekly virtual visits with the participant for one month. During the visits, the physical therapist will review the exercises that were prescribed, adherence, provide feedback to the participant as they execute the exercises onscreen and make corrections, make any progression or adjustments to the exercises, review running cues they learned from the testing session and answer any questions. The therapist will also review any new activities that are initiated during t

Primary outcome measures

  • Change from baseline numerical rating scale for pain (NRSpain) at 4 weeks [Time frame: Visits 6; one month post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline numerical rating scale for pain (NRSpain) at 6 months [Time frame: Visits 7; six months post enrollment]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
  • Change from baseline squat quality on single leg (using dominant leg) at 4 weeks [Time frame: visit 6; one month post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline squat quality on single leg (using dominant leg) at 6 months [Time frame: visit 7; six months post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline squat quality on the dual leg at 4 weeks [Time frame: visit 6; one month post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline squat quality on the dual leg at 6 months [Time frame: visit 7; six months post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline standing stork quality (using dominant leg) at 4 weeks [Time frame: visit 6; one month post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline standing stork quality (using dominant leg) at 6 months [Time frame: visit 7; six months post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline hopping quality (using dominant leg) at 4 weeks [Time frame: visit 6; one month post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline hopping quality (using dominant leg) at 6 months [Time frame: visit 7; six months post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline displacement in forward-backward direction during 20 sec of static standing position at 4 weeks [Time frame: visit 6; one month post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline displacement in forward-backward direction during 20 sec of static standing position at 6 months [Time frame: visit 7; six months post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline gait speed at 4 weeks [Time frame: visit 6; one month post enrollment]
  • Change from baseline gait speed at 6 months [Time frame: visit 7; six months post enrollment]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Age of 18 to 65 years
  • Regularly running at least 12 miles a week prior to development of musculoskeletal complaint.
  • Free of surgical history of surgery to either lower limb
  • No history of major bony injury to the lower limb such as traumatic fracture, within the past 12 months
  • Presence of chronic lower body running related injuries (e.g., patellofemoral pain, IT band syndrome, Achilles tendinitis, chronic lower back pain after running)
  • Body mass index (BMI) <=35 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant women
  • < 18 or 65 years
  • BMI >35 kg/m2
  • Mental disablement (down's syndrome or dementia)
  • Any persons incarcerated, on parole, on probation, or awaiting trial.
  • Individuals with neurologic or degenerative musculoskeletal disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy, or Parkinson's disease.
  • Current acute running related or sport related injury (e.g., ankle sprain, hip labral tear, ACL strain during an event or run)
  • Individuals with a history of strong risk factors for poor fracture healing, such as uncontrolled diabetes, chemotherapy, end-stage organ disease, dialysis or smoking
  • Unwilling to forgo your potential in-person therapy visits for a month after enrollment

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Other

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • University of Florida College of medicine- Dept of PM&R — Gainesville

Identifiers

NCT: NCT05994833 · IRB202301005

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗