Status:
COMPLETED
Bone Geometry, Strength, and Biomechanical Changes in Runners With a History of Stress Fractures
Lead Sponsor:
University of Utah
Conditions:
Stress Fractures
Bone Geometry
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-35 years
Brief Summary
Stress fractures are a common and debilitating injury for a variety of athletes however current evidence does not clearly allow easy prediction of athletes at risk for a first fracture. Animal and som...
Detailed Description
Stress fractures are among the most prevalent sports injuries, particularly in sports involving running, jumping, and repetitive cyclic loading. Stress fractures have been diagnosed in as many as 20% ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Participants must be competitive female distance runners between the ages of 18-35.
- Athletes must currently be healthy, have been training for a minimum of 5 years and running 25 or more miles per week during their competitive season.
Exclusion
- Participants will be excluded if they currently have a known chronic health problem, currently have a stress fracture or lower limb injury, currently have or have had an eating disorder, are on medication known to influence bone density and/or bone metabolism, or are pregnant. A pregnancy test will be administered to all female participants prior to any pQCT or DXA scans.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
32 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00766077
Start Date
September 1 2008
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
April 14 2010
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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84108