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Pre- and Post-neuromusculoskeletal Injury Risk Evaluation for Return-to-Duty Enhancement

Womack Army Medical Center · with Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, United States Department of Defense · NCT05111925

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–44 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Observational
Target enrollment
2690
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
October 26, 2022
Record last updated
June 3, 2026

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What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to develop comprehensive and efficient pre- and post- musculoskeletal injury (MSKI) risk assessments for Service members, incorporating both objective and subjective measures. This is a multi-site observational study to identify the pre- and post-MSKI physical and psychosocial factors contributing to MSKI risks and undesired patient outcomes following MSKI. The study hypothesis is that a set of field-expedient clinical assessments can identify Service member specific MSKI risk factors and post-MSKI deficits that contribute to undesired patient outcomes and provide data to guide patient-specific risk mitigation and rehabilitation programs.

Being studied: PREPARE Initial Clinical Assessment - Pilot (two iterations); PREPARE Initial Clinical Assessment - Pre-Injury (one iteration); PREPARE Initial Clinical Assessment - Post-Injury (up to three iterations); PREPARE Optimized Clinical Assessment

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Injuries

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Pilot Cohort

  • Active duty Service members cleared for full physical activity.
  • 18-44 years old

Uninjured Cohorts

  • Active duty Service members cleared for full physical activity.
  • 18-44 years old

Injured Cohorts

  • Active duty Service members receiving conservative treatment exclusively for a musculoskeletal injury affecting the low back or lower extremity.
  • Recruited at any time following presentation to a rehabilitation care facility for care of the MSKI of interest
  • 18-44 years old

Exclusion Criteria

Pilot Cohort

  • Currently on limited duty status, for any reason.
  • Unable to read or comprehend the English language.
  • Pregnant females (will be eligible for participation in the study after the pregnancy)

Uninjured Cohorts

  • Currently on limited duty status, for any reason.
  • Scheduled for a deployment or separation from current unit within the next 12 months.
  • Unable to read or comprehend the English language.
  • Pregnant females (will be eligible for participation in the study after the pregnancy)

Injured Cohorts

  • Unable to read or comprehend the English language.
  • A MSKI within the last 6 months.
  • History of lower extremity or low back musculoskeletal related surgery.
  • History of moderate or severe traumatic brain injury.
  • Pregnant females (will be eligible for participation in the study after the pregnancy)

Recruiting US locations

  • Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

    Bethesda, MD 20889

    Site contact: Courtney M Butowicz · 301-400-1069 · courtney.m.butowicz.civ@health.mil

  • Womack Army Medical Center

    Fort Liberty, NC 28310

    Site contact: Timothy C Mauntel · 910-849-7226 · timothy.c.mauntel.civ@health.mil

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Timothy C Mauntel, PhD · 910-849-7226 · timothy.c.mauntel.civ@health.mil
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