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Virtual Physical Therapy Support for Runners

University of Florida · NCT05994833

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18–65 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
85
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
August 10, 2023
Record last updated
May 15, 2026

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What the study is about

This study will compare standard of care of home exercise for running rehabilitation to the combined treatment of home exercise with an individually provided four-session virtual physical therapy support program intervention on pain and physical function movements (controlled dual and single leg squat and lateral hopping in individuals post running injury. These collective findings will help provide new evidence of the responses to an individually provided virtual PT interventions among runners.

Being studied: VPT

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Complication

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Age of 18 to 65 years
  • Regularly running at least 12 miles a week prior to development of musculoskeletal complaint.
  • Free of surgical history of surgery to either lower limb
  • No history of major bony injury to the lower limb such as traumatic fracture, within the past 12 months
  • Presence of chronic lower body running related injuries (e.g., patellofemoral pain, IT band syndrome, Achilles tendinitis, chronic lower back pain after running)
  • Body mass index (BMI) \<=35 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant women
  • \< 18 or 65 years
  • BMI >35 kg/m2
  • Mental disablement (down's syndrome or dementia)
  • Any persons incarcerated, on parole, on probation, or awaiting trial.
  • Individuals with neurologic or degenerative musculoskeletal disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy, or Parkinson's disease.
  • Current acute running related or sport related injury (e.g., ankle sprain, hip labral tear, ACL strain during an event or run)
  • Individuals with a history of strong risk factors for poor fracture healing, such as uncontrolled diabetes, chemotherapy, end-stage organ disease, dialysis or smoking
  • Unwilling to forgo your potential in-person therapy visits for a month after enrollment

Recruiting US locations

  • University of Florida College of medicine- Dept of PM&R

    Gainesville, FL 32607

    Site contact: Sharareh Sharififar, PhD, PT · 352-273-8453 · sharareh75@ufl.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Sharareh PhD, PT · 3522738453 · sharareh75@ufl.edu
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