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Gym-based exercise compared with home-based stretching to prevent running-related injuries in adult distance runners
Progressive high-load resistance training versus low-load stretching for the prevention of running-related injury in adult distance runners: a two-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trial (STRIDER)
- Sponsor
- The University of Newcastle
- Enrolment
- 206 planned
- Conditions
- running injuries; Achilles tendinopathy; patellofemoral pain; medial tibial stress syndrome; plantar heel pain; bone stress injury; running injuries Achilles tendinopathy patellofemoral pain medial tibial stress syndrome plantar heel pain bone stress injury; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Injuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidents; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy; Public Health - Health promotion/education
- Interventions
- Gym-based progressive high-load resistance training programme; if the prescribed repetitions cannot be completed at an RIR of 1 or higher, load is held or reduced by the same increment
- Ages
- adults
- Registry
- ACTRN12626001077358
Full record on ANZCTRSource: WHO ICTRP, processed 7 September 2026
Primary outcomes
- Incidence of running-related injury, defined as the proportion of participants sustaining at least one new running-related injury during the six-month intervention period. A running-related injury is defined as a musculoskeletal pain complaint of the lower limb or back caused by running that results
History
Started
Last registry update
Registered