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Gait analysis and shoe recommendation for recreational runners

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Foot biomechanics
Musculoskeletal - Normal musculoskeletal and cartilage development and function
Registration Number
ACTRN12623000516684
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Waikato
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
21
Inclusion Criteria

Runners are eligible to participate if they road run at least once weekly for at least one month.

Exclusion Criteria

Runners that have been injured within the month prior to enrolment based on the following consensus definition:

Running related (training or competition) musculoskeletal pain in the lower limbs that causes a restriction on or stoppage of running (distance, speed, duration, or training) for at least 7 days or 3 consecutive scheduled training sessions, or that requires the runner to consult a physician or other health professional.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Subjective comfort between running shoes measured using 100 mm visual analogue scale (VAS). [The primary outcomes will be assessed at four timepoints in a repeated-measures design during a single session:<br><br>Own shoes at baseline<br>Experimental condition 1<br>Reliability Own shoes<br>Experimental condition 2. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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