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Influence of fatigue on rearfoot motion, foot-loading and muscle activity in runners with Achilles tendinopathy

Not Applicable
Conditions
M76.6
Achilles tendinitis
Registration Number
DRKS00000406
Lead Sponsor
Funktionsbereich BewegungsanalytikKlinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeine Orthopädie und TumororthopädieUniversitätsklinikum Münster
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
70
Inclusion Criteria

Healthy subjects apart from the Achilles tendinopathy
- Experienced runners with at least 2 years of regular running. Recruitment though local running groups and clubs.

Exclusion Criteria

- Cardiovascular disease
- Neurological disease
- Systemic diseases, e.g. Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Current pain that prevents from running 10 km

Study & Design

Study Type
interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes in rearfoot motion during treadmill-running after a 10 km run; instrument: mechanical goniometer; measurement: before and after a 10 km run
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
- Changes in muscle activities of the shank muscles during treadmill running after a 10 km run; instrument: Electromyography (Noraxon); measurement: before and after a 10 km run<br>- Changes in plantar pressures during walking after a 10 km run; instrument: EMED platform; measurement: before and after a 10 km run
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