The Improved Ballet Shoe: a Study on the Effect of an Orthosis on Pain During Dancing on Pointe Shoes

Not Applicable

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Ballet Dancers
• Interventions: Device: orthosis

• Registration Number: NCT03397927
• Lead Sponsor: Maastricht University Medical Center

Brief Summary

An orthosis in the ballet shoe to see if pain reduction during dancing on pointes will decrease.

One group of pre-preprofessional ballet dancers will receive an orthosis and will train during four weeks with it. The other group without a orthosis will be the control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2014-01
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-23
• Study Start: 2014-02
• Primary Completion: 2014-05
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-01-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2018-01-12
• Last Update Posted: 2018-01-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• girls on preprofessional ballet schools with a minimum of 30 minutes professional training a week;
• 12 to 18 years old
• pain during dancing on pointes

Exclusion Criteria

• experience with wearing a orthosis in their ballet shoe

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
orthosis	orthosis	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VAS-score	four weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
lower extremities muscle ratio	four weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Maastricht UMC; 🇳🇱 Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands