Shoes on Balance, Muscular Endurance and Functional Skills

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy
• Interventions: Other: Shoes

• Registration Number: NCT03816085
• Lead Sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University

Brief Summary

In daily life, stiletto heeled shoes which are popularly preferred by women have different heel heights. This study aims to investigate the effects of these differences on balance, muscular endurance and functional skills. Heel heights were chosen as 4 and 10 cm. Other features of shoes (stiletto type/colour etc.) will be same. The tests will be randomly done barefoot, 10 cm, and 4cm shoes.

Detailed Description

The evaluations will include Functional Forward Reach Test for dynamic balance and Single Leg Standing for static balance, heel raising and squat-up test for muscular endurance of plantar flexor and quadriceps muscles, ascending stairs for functional skills.

Measuring distance will be used for Functional reach test and timing will be used for single leg standing test. Timing and repetition number will be used for muscular endurance tests. Timing will be used to climb up 10 stairs with and without heel contact.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-12-15
• Study First Submitted: 2019-01-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-01-21
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-25
• Primary Completion: 2019-02-15
• Study Completion: 2019-03-10
• Status Verified: 2020-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-01-07
• Last Update Posted: 2020-01-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• the shoe number will be 37
• women who do not regularly wear high heeled shoes
• women who are familiar with stiletto heeled shoes

Exclusion Criteria

• any pain which prevents to participate in tests
• women with cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, blood pressure disorders, diabetes diseases, neuromuscular diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Shoe with 4 cm heel	Shoes	Shoes with 4 cm heel will be applied to women. Tests to measure balance, muscular endurance and function will be done while they wear this shoe.
Shoe with 10 cm heel	Shoes	Shoes with 10 cm heel will be applied to women. Tests to measure balance, muscular endurance and function will be done while they wear this shoe.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional Skill	at baseline	The case will be asked to climb up 10 stairs as fast as possible. Time (in seconds) will be recorded for climbing up with and without heel contact.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Single Leg Standing	at baseline	The case will be asked to stand on dominant leg. If the raised leg touches anything around (other limb, floor) or in condition of hopping/splashing, time will be stopped. Time (seconds) will be recorded.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Zehra Güçhan Topcu; 🇨🇾 Famagusta, Cyprus