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Reduction of Risk for Low Back Injury in Theater of Operations

NCT01401842 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 582

Last updated 2015-05-25

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Summary

The investigators will conduct a controlled clinical trial with U.S. Army soldiers training to become combat medics. The purpose of this study is to determine if a 11-week, high intensity exercise program targeting the low back muscles using specialized equipment will result in a 25% increase in low back muscular strength and endurance compared with a lower intensity general core stability exercise.

Conditions

  • Lower Back Injury

Interventions

OTHER

Lumbar ext. high intensity progressive resistance exercise

1 active set of 1 exercise, 1x/week, 11 weeks

OTHER

Low intensity core stabilization exercise

1 set of 5 exercises, 1x/week, 11 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Brooke Army Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • University of South Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • William S Quillen, PT,DPT,PhD · University of South Florida

  • John M Mayer, DC,PhD · University of South Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-06-30
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2015-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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