The Effect of Minimalist Footwear on the Anthropometric and Biomechanical Parameters of the Lower Limb and Foot
- Conditions
- Footwear
- Interventions
- Other: minimalist footwear
- Registration Number
- NCT04971915
- Lead Sponsor
- Palacky University
- Brief Summary
The study aims to determine whether 6months of wearing minimalist footwear causes changes in anthropometric parameters of the foot and the biomechanical parameters of the foot and lower limb.
- Detailed Description
The minimalist footwear represents an alternative style of footwear wearing, which could allow the foot to move more naturally compared to the footwear wearing in conventional footwear. That footwear is characterized by no cushioning, wide toe box, zero foot drop, thin sole (1,5 - 8 mm), low weight, and high flexibility of footwear. This study aims to determine the effect of 6months of wearing minimalist footwear on the foot and lower limb's anthropometric and biomechanical parameters.
The study is designed as a parallel interventional study. The sample size consists of 50 healthy individuals divided into experimental and control groups by randomization. All participants undergo the initial examination and baseline and final measurement focused on the foot anthropometry and kinetics and kinematics of the foot and lower limb during walking. Besides, the experimental group undergoes a 6months intervention of wearing minimalist footwear, during which the participants will record their movement behavior by electronic diary.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
- Healthy individuals
- Individuals without previous experience in wearing minimalist footwear
- Significant deformities of the feet and toes
- Pain of the musculoskeletal system
- Injury, congenital or gained defect of the musculoskeletal or neural system in past
- Undergo operation of lower limbs in past or during research
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description minimalist footwear minimalist footwear The participants in the experimental group will receive one pair of minimalist footwear and will be asked to use them for the interventional period.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in maximum value of the vertical component of ground reaction force during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Maximum value of the vertical component of ground reaction force will be measured by two force plates Kistler (Kistler, Winterhur, Switzerland) synchronized with Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in duration of stance phase of the gait cycle at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Duration of stance phase of the gait cycle will be measured by the Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in impulse of the vertical component of ground reaction force during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Impulse of the vertical component of ground reaction force will be measured by two force plates Kistler (Kistler, Winterhur, Switzerland) synchronized with Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in lower limbs joints moments during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Lower limbs joints moments will be measured by two force plates Kistler (Kistler, Winterhur, Switzerland) synchronized with Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in peak plantar pressure at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Peak plantar pressure at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking will be measured by pressure plate 2M footscan® (RSscan International NV, Paal, Belgium).
Change in contact time at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Contact time at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking will be measured by pressure plate 2M footscan® (RSscan International NV, Paal, Belgium).
Change in range of motion of pelvis, joints of lower limb and foot in coronal, transversal and frontal plane during stance phase of the gait cycle at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Range of motion of pelvis, joints of lower limb and foot in coronal, transversal and frontal plane during stance phase of the gait cycle will be measured by the Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in minimal value of range of motion of pelvis, joints of lower limb and foot in coronal, transversal and frontal plane during stance phase of the gait cycle at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Minimal value of range of motion of pelvis, joints of lower limb and foot in coronal, transversal and frontal plane during stance phase of the gait cycle will be measured by the Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in walking velocity at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Walking velocity will be measured by the Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in walking cadence at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Walking cadence will be measured by the Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in maximal value of range of motion of pelvis, joints of lower limb and foot in coronal, transversal and frontal plane during stance phase of the gait cycle at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Maximal value of range of motion of pelvis, joints of lower limb and foot in coronal, transversal and frontal plane during stance phase of the gait cycle will be measured by the Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in step length during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Step length will be measured by the Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in foot width at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Foot width will be measured by RSS 3D Scanner (RSScan International NV, Paal, Belgium).
Change in tactile-foot perception at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Tactile-foot perception will be measured by Baseline Tactile Monofilaments (Fabrication Enterprises, White Plains, NY, USA).
Change in angular velocity of pelvis, joints of lower limb and foot in coronal, transversal and frontal plane during stance phase of the gait cycle at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Angular velocity of pelvis, joints of lower limb and foot in coronal, transversal and frontal plane during stance phase of the gait cycle will be measured by the Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in minimum value of the vertical component of ground reaction force during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Minimum value of the vertical component of ground reaction force will be measured by two force plates Kistler (Kistler, Winterhur, Switzerland) synchronized with Vicon Vantage V5 (Vicon Motion System, London, Great Britain).
Change in contact area at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking. at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Contact area at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking will be measured by pressure plate 2M footscan® (RSscan International NV, Paal, Belgium).
Change in maximum force at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Maximum force at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking will be measured by pressure plate 2M footscan® (RSscan International NV, Paal, Belgium).
Change in pressure-time integral at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Pressure-time integral at anatomical regions of the foot sole during walking will be measured by pressure plate 2M footscan® (RSscan International NV, Paal, Belgium).
Change in foot length at baseline and at the end of 6 months intervention Foot length will be measured by RSS 3D Scanner (RSScan International NV, Paal, Belgium).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (2)
Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacky University Olomouc
🇨🇿Olomouc, Czechia
Palacky University Olomouc, Faculty of Physical Culture
🇨🇿Olomouc, Czechia