The Effect of Wearing the 'Nike Free'Shoe on Isokinetic Muscle Strength of Foot and Ankle and on Proprioception.

• Sponsor: University Ghent (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT00389662
• Collaborator: Nike (Industry)
• Enrollment: 45
• Location: 1
• Duration (Months): 5
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 9.1

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effect of wearing the 'Nike Free'Shoe on isokinetic muscle strength of foot and ankle and on proprioception the following protocol will be used.

The test population consists out of students of the physical education department. They will at random be divided in three groups. One group will wear the shoe only for daily activities, the second group will wear the shoes for the warming up part of the sport classes and the control group will not wear the shoe at all. There will be two moments for evaluation: one at the beginning of the study and one after four months, during which the shoe will be used. The isokinetic strength will be measured with an isokinetic device (Biodex) and the proprioception will be evaluated with a force platform (Neurocom Balance Master).

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Healthy	Device: Wearing the "Nike Free" shoe	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 45 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Official Title: The Effect of Wearing the 'Nike Free'Shoe on Isokinetic Muscle Strength of Foot and Ankle and on Proprioception.
• Study Start Date: Nov 1, 2006
• Actual Study Completion Date: Apr 1, 2007

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Isokinetic strength of foot and ankle muscles and on proprioception [4 months after starting the data registration]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to 30 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• being a physical education student of the second or third year

• having read and signed the informed consent

• being new to the Nike Free Shoe

Exclusion Criteria:

• neurological or systemic diseases

• overuse injuries or orthopaedic surgery to the lower limbs during the previous six months

• familiar to or used to wear the Nike Free Shoe

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	University Ghent	Ghent		Belgium	9000

Sponsors and Collaborators

• University Ghent
• Nike

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Philip Roosen, Physiotherapist, University Ghent

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

• Website University Ghent

Publications

None provided.

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00389662
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2006/345
• First Posted: Oct 19, 2006
• Last Update Posted: Dec 28, 2007
• Last Verified: Dec 1, 2007

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Dec 28, 2007