Influence of fatigue on rearfoot motion, foot-loading and muscle activity in runners with Achilles tendinopathy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- M76.6Achilles 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
Name Time Method 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
Name Time Method - 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