The GRONORUN study: is a gradual training program for novice runners effective in preventing running related injuries? A randomised controlled trial
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN37259753 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN37259753 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | N/A |
- Submission date
- 28/09/2006
- Registration date
- 28/09/2006
- Last edited
- 22/10/2007
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr S W Bredeweg
Scientific
Scientific
P.O. Box 30001
Groningen
9700 RB
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)50 3611023 |
|---|---|
| s.bredeweg@sport.umcg.nl |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Prevention |
| Scientific title | |
| Study acronym | GRONORUN |
| Study objectives | A more gradual training program for novice runners will result in a reduction of running related injuries in novice runners. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Ethics approval received from the local medical ethics committee |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Running related injuries |
| Intervention | A gradual training programme lasting 13 weeks is performed by the intervention group according to prepare for a four mile run. The increase of running load is 10% per week (time). The control group will train for the four mile run using a classic training program lasting eight weeks. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | The incidence of running related injuries. |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. The severity of running related injuries 2. The compliance with the training programme and drop out |
| Overall study start date | 11/07/2005 |
| Completion date | 10/07/2006 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 532 |
| Key inclusion criteria | Novice runners (maximum of 30 minutes a month) between 18 and 65 years of age. |
| Key exclusion criteria | No injury of lower limb in the past three months before the start of the study. |
| Date of first enrolment | 11/07/2005 |
| Date of final enrolment | 10/07/2006 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
P.O. Box 30001
Groningen
9700 RB
Netherlands
9700 RB
Netherlands
Sponsor information
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), University Center for Sport, Exercise and Health (The Netherlands)
Hospital/treatment centre
Hospital/treatment centre
P.O. Box 30001
Groningen
9700 RB
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)50 3613366 |
|---|---|
| g.j.pepping@sport.umcg.nl | |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/03cv38k47 |
Funders
Funder type
Research organisation
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (Zon-MW) (The Netherlands)
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol article | Study protocol | 02/03/2007 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | Results | 01/01/2008 | Yes | No |
