Status:
COMPLETED
Insoles in Prevention of Lower Limb Injuries
Lead Sponsor:
Finnish Defense Forces
Conditions:
Lower Limb Overuse Injuries
Eligibility:
MALE
18-29 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To address whether custom made foot insoles could be used for primary prevention of lower limb overuse injuries, the investigators conducted a prospective, randomized controlled study comparing the us...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria:
- healthy conscripts without any diagnosed deformities of lower limb by physician in premilitary physical examination
- Exclusion criteria:
- major orthopaedic or medical conditions (e.g., diabetes, inflammatory arthritis, previous severe trauma (exclusion criteria for the military service)
- patients were excluded from our study if they already had insoles prescribed by a physician or a physiotherapist (eight patients)
- since only 2% of Finnish conscripts are females, they were excluded from the study
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
May 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00922246
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
May 1 2008
Last Update
June 17 2009
Active Locations (1)
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Centre of Military Medicine
Helsinki, Finland, 00301