# A Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Interventions Aimed at Reducing Impact Loads in Runners

> **NCT02987517** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital** · enrollment: 39 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Musculoskeletal Injury

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Increased running cadence gait retraining
- **OTHER:** Forefoot Strike gait retraining
- **OTHER:** Strengthening exercises

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02987517
- **Lead sponsor:** Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-01
- **Primary completion:** 2017-05-31
- **Final completion:** 2017-05-31
- **Target enrollment:** 39 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-04-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02987517

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02987517, "A Comparative Effectiveness Study of Two Interventions Aimed at Reducing Impact Loads in Runners". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02987517. Licensed CC0.

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