The Effect of Minimalist Footwear on the Anthropometric and Biomechanical Parameters of the Lower Limb and Foot
NCT ID: NCT04971915
Last Updated: 2022-12-16
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
50 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-07-05
2022-12-05
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The study is designed as a parallel interventional study. The sample size consists of 50 healthy individuals divided into experimental and control groups by randomization. All participants undergo the initial examination and baseline and final measurement focused on the foot anthropometry and kinetics and kinematics of the foot and lower limb during walking. Besides, the experimental group undergoes a 6months intervention of wearing minimalist footwear, during which the participants will record their movement behavior by electronic diary.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
NONE
Study Groups
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minimalist footwear
The participants in the experimental group will receive one pair of minimalist footwear and will be asked to use them for the interventional period.
minimalist footwear
The intervention consists of wearing the minimalist footwear in recommended progression during the interventional period (6months). The intial load starts at 2,500 steps a day and will be gradually increased up according to the participant´s tolerance rate to the footwear wearing to fully use over the final period. Participants are instructed to report all issues and difficulties possibly connected to the intervention. There will be the opportunity to consult any issue connected with footwear or their wearing through the duration of the research.
control
The participants in the control group will be asked to wear their standard footwear as before participating in the study.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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minimalist footwear
The intervention consists of wearing the minimalist footwear in recommended progression during the interventional period (6months). The intial load starts at 2,500 steps a day and will be gradually increased up according to the participant´s tolerance rate to the footwear wearing to fully use over the final period. Participants are instructed to report all issues and difficulties possibly connected to the intervention. There will be the opportunity to consult any issue connected with footwear or their wearing through the duration of the research.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Individuals without previous experience in wearing minimalist footwear
Exclusion Criteria
* Pain of the musculoskeletal system
* Injury, congenital or gained defect of the musculoskeletal or neural system in past
* Undergo operation of lower limbs in past or during research
18 Years
40 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Palacky University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Zdenek Svoboda
Assistent Professor
Principal Investigators
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Lenka Murinova
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University Olomouc
Locations
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Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University Olomouc
Olomouc, , Czechia
Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Physical Culture
Olomouc, , Czechia
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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IGA_FTK_2021_010
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id