Pain Reduction in Tibial Stress Syndrome
Status unconfirmed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Tibial Stress Syndrome
In brief
This study is intended to determine if compression garments effectively reduce pain in the treatment of tibial stress syndrome (TSS) in the military population. The study will include diagnoses of shin splints, which is medically known as tibial stress syndrome and medial tibial stress syndrome, and compare a treatment group using compression garments to a control group using passive recovery. Both groups will engage in a progressive walk-to-run program. The outcomes will be measured by comparison in pain scales pre and post treatments. The ability to perform a two mile run without pain symptoms will be assessed at the conclusion of the study by participant's self-reported evaluation. The TSS screening questionnaire will be obtained at each medical encounter to include the initial visit and follow-up visits at the four and eight week (+/- 3 days) marks. The self-reported 2-mile run evaluation is included on the TSSS questionnaire.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03676530
- Run by
- Brooke Army Medical Center
- People needed
- 42
- Starts
- 2018-05-11
- Expected to finish
- 2018-10-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-10-12
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients of the McWethy TMC
- Able to provide informed consent (of sound mind)
- Acute or acute on chronic musculoskeletal pain of lower extremity
- 18-45 years of age
- Active duty military trainees of all service branches assigned to unit on Ft Sam Houston
- Pain at presentation indicated on Visual Analog Scale (VAS). All scores indicated on the VAS will be accepted
You may not qualify if…
- Patients outside of the McWethy TMC or not assigned to a unit on Ft Sam Houston
- Patient with lower extremity pain not consistent with tibial stress syndrome
- Participants with open wounds of the lower extremity
- Temperature greater than 38˚ Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit)
- Pain associated with current diseases (neurologic/rheumatologic/cancer)
- Active infection at injury location
- Patients younger than 18 or older than 45 years of age
Where it is running
- SAMMC — San Antonio, Texas, United States
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