No effect of a graded training program on the number of running-related injuries in novice runners. A randomized controlled trial.
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Buist, Ida, Bredeweg, Steef W., van Mechelen, Willem, Lemmink, Koen A. P. M., Pepping, Gert-Jan and Diercks, Ron L.. (2008). No effect of a graded training program on the number of running-related injuries in novice runners. A randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 36(1), pp. 33 - 39. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546507307505
Authors | Buist, Ida, Bredeweg, Steef W., van Mechelen, Willem, Lemmink, Koen A. P. M., Pepping, Gert-Jan and Diercks, Ron L. |
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Abstract | Background: Although running has positive effects on health and fitness, the incidence of a running-related injury (RRI) is high. Research on prevention of RRI is scarce; to date, no studies have involved novice runners. Hypothesis: A graded training program for novice runners will lead to a decrease in the absolute number of RRIs compared with a standard training program. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial; Level of evidence, 1. Methods: GRONORUN (Groningen Novice Running) is a 2-armed randomized controlled trial comparing a standard 8-week training program (control group) and an adapted, graded, 13-week training program (intervention group), on the risk of sustaining an RRI. Participants were novice runners (N = 532) preparing for a recreational 4-mile (6.7-km) running event. The graded 13-week training program was based on the 10% training rule. Both groups registered information on running characteristics and RRI using an Internet-based running log. The primary outcome measure was RRIs per 100 participants. An RRI was defined as any musculoskeletal complaint of the lower extremity or back causing a restriction of running for at least 1 week. Results: The graded training program was not preventive for sustaining an RRI (χ2 = 0.016, df = 1, P = .90). The incidence of RRI was 20.8% in the graded training program group and 20.3% in the standard training program group. Conclusions: This randomized controlled trial showed no effect of a graded training program (13 weeks) in novice runners, applying the 10% rule, on the incidence of RRI compared with a standard 8-week training program. |
Keywords | running-related injuries; incidence; prevention; training program; novice runners |
Year | 2008 |
Journal | American Journal of Sports Medicine |
Journal citation | 36 (1), pp. 33 - 39 |
Publisher | Sage Publications Ltd. |
ISSN | 0363-5465 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546507307505 |
Page range | 33 - 39 |
Research Group | Sports Performance, Recovery, Injury and New Technologies (SPRINT) Research Centre |
Place of publication | United States of America |
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