On February 9th, Daniel Ramskov successfully defended his RUNSAFE-based Ph.D.-dissertation entitled “RUNCLEVER – Training variables. Mechanisms in the aetiology of running injuries”.

2018.02.16 | Rasmus Østergaard Nielsen

It is with great pleasure that RUNSAFE announces that Daniel Ramskov has completed his Ph.D.-studies within the context of running-related injuries. Daniel has worked intensively on the project since November 2013 in collaboration with runners, physiotherapists, researchers and IT-developers. The multidisciplinary approach used is greatly recognized and RUNCLEVER has provided significant insight into running injury aetiology as well as research methodology. Daniel and co-authors expect many of these findings to surface in the literature in 2018.

Aarhus University is greatly acknowledged for provided Daniel with a fully financed Ph.D.-scholarship in 2013. In addition, the Danish Rheumatism Association is acknowledged for providing support to IT-development.

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE

Voting member of the assessment committee were:

-        Prof. Daniel Theisen, Luxembourg Institute for Health

-        Associate professor, Marienke van Middelkoop, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, NL

-        Prof. Thorsten Ingemann Hansen, Aarhus University, Denmark

In addition, main supervisor Dr. Sten Rasmussen served as non-voting member of the assessment committee. RUNSAFE wishes to thank the members of the committee for doing a stellar job during evaluation of the thesis.

RUNCLEVER

The RUNCLEVER trial was a 839-person randomized trial with 24-week follow-up investigating the following research questions:

-        Which of the training variables running intensity and running volume contributes most to the risk of running-related injury associated with running?

-        Is there a greater risk of specific running-related injuries associated with the training variables running intensity and running volume?

-        How do changes in running intensity and running volume influence the risk of running-related injury?

A detailed description of the study can be found in the design paper: Click here.

In addition, an article has been published in relation to research question one. View the article here.