Changes in running form with running experience and age
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Allison Gruber
Primary Investigator
Overview
ARE YOU A RUNNER? Join Our Study!
Researchers at Indiana University are looking for adults to take part in a study to determine the effects of age and running experience on running biomechanics.
Participation involves a one-time study visit to the IU Bloomington campus which includes a running gait analysis and a survey about your physical activity behaviors.
Your participation will help us to to learn more about whether a runner’s age and running experience affects their running form and their ability to respond to running stresses/loads.
Description
What is Involved
(1) You will be asked some screening questions to determine if you are eligible to participate.
(2) If you are eligible and choose to participate, you will be asked to do the following:
- Attend a single in-person visit (2-3 hrs) at IU Biomechanics laboratory in Bloomington, IN.
- Completing questionnaires about your running history, health history, and your physical activity levels
- Body composition measures for body fat mass and lean mass
- Gait analysis to examine your running form.
Benefits of Participating
Participants who complete all aspects of the study will receive:
- $30 Target gift card
- detailed running analysis report (a $100+ value)
How to Participate
**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS STUDY, please submit your information using the provided form below.
**IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PARTICIPATING IN THIS STUDY, please submit your information using the provided form below.
Please contact us if youd but are between the ages of 31-44. We may be expanding
the age requirements for the study after completing it for the age
groups listed above.
You may also reach out to the study team directly by contacting Gauri Desai at gaudesai@iu.edu
For additional information, please visit our lab website at: https://iubiomechanicslab.weebly.com/
Additional Information:
Study Title: The Effects of Aging and Running Experience on Running Biomechanics
Eligibility
You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:
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Conditions:
healthy volunteer
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Age: Between 18 Years - 65 Years
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Gender: All
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adults age 18-30 OR 45-65
- For Newer runners: running for less than 1 year, completing 3-13 miles per week
- For Experienced runners: running for more than 1 year, completing 9-30 miles per week
- Regularly run either between 3-13 mi/week and have been running for less than 1 year OR who run between 9-30 mi/week and have been running for more than 1 year
- Must be willing to attend a study visit at IU campus in Bloomington, IN
Updated on
19 Apr 2024.
Study ID: 10585
