Does Listening to Music Alter the Running Mechanics?
The Effects of Listening to Music During Running on Ground Contact Forces and Running Mechanics: the "IMPACT Factor" Trial
Università degli Studi di Sassari
40 participants
Jul 15, 2018
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether in healthy subjects listening to music while running influences the ground pressure forces, the vertical loading and, overall, the running biomechanics.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria7
- Healthy subjects
- Age 18-35 years
- Level of fitness: Moderate level (ACTIVE) according to the classification of the American College of Sports Medicine depicting "Moderate" as either of the following 3 criteria:
- or more days of vigorous activity of at least 20 minutes per day OR
- or more days of moderate-intensity activity and/or walking of at least 30 minutes per day OR
- or more days of any combination of walking, moderate-intensity or vigorous intensity activities achieving a minimum of at least 600 metabolic equivalents (METs) per week.
- able to run on a treadmill safely and without bilateral or unilateral support.
Exclusion Criteria2
- Past or present diseases of the auditory and vestibular system (as assessed by otolaryngological and audiometric examinations).
- Traumatology/orthopedic conditions that contraindicate treadmill training.
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Interventions
While running three 2-minute sets at different velocities (6, 8 and 10 km/h, respectively) on a sensorized treadmill, each participant will be exposed via earphones to an audio track resembling average outdoor conditions (70 dB).
While running three 2-minute sets at different velocities (6, 8 and 10 km/h, respectively) on a sensorized treadmill, each participant will be provided the same music track ("We take care of our own", by Bruce Springsteen from the "Wrecking Ball" album, 2012). The music track will be given at a moderate volume (80 dB).
While running three 2-minute sets at different velocities (6, 8 and 10 km/h, respectively) on a sensorized treadmill, each participant will be provided the same music track ("We take care of our own", by Bruce Springsteen from the "Wrecking Ball" album, 2012). The music track will be given at a moderate-to-high volume (85 dB).
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NCT03506282