The goal of this study is to gather pilot data to help inform a future clinical trial. As such, the investigators will employ a randomized clinical trial design, but data will only be collected on 9 total subjects. Nine subjects will be randomized to 2 split-belt intervention groups (one group where early stance loading is trained and the other where midstance loading is trained) and a placebo group. The goal of this study is to explore the adaptations in knee loading from a 6-week split-belt training intervention. The investigators' main question for this aim is: 1. Does knee loading, measured by the sagittal plane knee moment, change to a greater extent in the split-belt treadmill training groups compared to the placebo group? 2. Are there differences in training-related knee loading changes between individuals trained in the early stance vs. midstance loading split-belt training?
The goal of this study is to gather pilot data to help inform a future clinical trial. As such, the investigators will employ a randomized clinical trial design, but data will only be collected on 9 total subjects. Nine subjects will be randomized to 2 split-belt intervention groups (one group where early stance loading is trained and the other where midstance loading is trained) and a placebo group. The goal of this study is to explore the adaptations in knee loading from a 6-week split-belt training intervention. The investigators' main question for this aim is: 1. Does knee loading, measured by the sagittal plane knee moment, change to a greater extent in the split-belt treadmill training groups compared to the placebo group? 2. Are there differences in training-related knee loading changes between individuals trained in the early stance vs. midstance loading split-belt training?
Michigan Split-belt Treadmill Training Program to Improve Long-Term Knee Biomechanics After ACL Reconstruction
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48176
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
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14 Years to 45 Years
ALL
No
University of Michigan,
Riann M Palmieri-Smith, PhD, ATC, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan
Chandramouli Krishnan, PT, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Michigan
2026-08