Status:
UNKNOWN
Impact of 'Recovery' Footwear on Lower Extremity Comfort and Biomechanics
Lead Sponsor:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Conditions:
Arthralgia
Joint Stiffness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-30 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to understand the impact of wearing shoes with a compliant, energy absorbing midsole material, outside of athletic training sessions on the mechanics of movement, performance...
Detailed Description
Participants will be asked to make 2 visits, 6 weeks apart, to the Umass Biomechanics Lab in the Totman Building at UMass Amherst for gait analysis and biomechanical performance testing. At the first...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- BMI 18 - 35 kg/m2.
- Stiff or cleated footwear athlete on a competitive team.
Exclusion
- Current injury that required absence from one or more practices in the last 3 weeks of regular team practice.
- Orthotic or other shoe insert used outside of athletic training times.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 8 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 31 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04830540
Start Date
February 8 2021
End Date
January 31 2022
Last Update
April 5 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Musculoskeletal & Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory/ University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, 01002