Evaluating the Foot Touch Framework Model

Completed

• Conditions: Barefoot Running
• Interventions: Other: Four speeds; Other: Foot Strike Pattern

• Registration Number: NCT04699019
• Lead Sponsor: Orthocare Innovations, LLC

Brief Summary

A Foot Touch framework model has been developed to express the ground reaction force waveforms observed for walking and running. The purpose of this research is to collect ground reaction force data during walking and running that can be used to evaluate and verify the Foot Touch framework.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-07
• Primary Completion: 2019-07-28
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-22
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2021-01-07
• Study Completion: 2021-01-08
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-07
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy adult men and women
• Capable of independently walking and running at various speeds for a minimum of 30 minutes
• No history of significant injuries in the past six months
• Ability to walk and run without shoes/footwear
• Ability to perform one- and two-footed hops up and down from 5 cm and 10 cm heights
• Ability to provide informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Confounding chronic injury or musculoskeletal problem
• Pregnancy
• Symptomatic cardiovascular disease or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Not able to read and understand English

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Active Runners	Foot Strike Pattern	All participants will be required to run unshod for a combination of four prescribed speeds (walking and up to 9 mph) and three different foot strike patterns (rearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot) on level ground.
Active Runners	Four speeds	All participants will be required to run unshod for a combination of four prescribed speeds (walking and up to 9 mph) and three different foot strike patterns (rearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot) on level ground.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
MatScan Forces	Assessed on day 1 (data collection day)	Ground reaction forces for distinct anatomical regions of the foot (Calcaneal, Tarsal, Metatarsal, Phalangeal) measured by the MatScan system

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ground reaction force	Assessed on day 1 (data collection day)	Ground reaction force measured by the force plate during walking, running, and hopping tasks
Ankle joint angle	Assessed on day 1 (data collection day)	Ankle joint angle measured by motion analysis system during walking, running, and hopping tasks
Knee joint angle	Assessed on day 1 (data collection day)	Knee joint angle measured by motion analysis system during walking, running, and hopping tasks
Hip joint angle	Assessed on day 1 (data collection day)	Hip joint angle measured by motion analysis system during walking, running, and hopping tasks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Orthocare Innovations, LLC; 🇺🇸 Edmonds, Washington, United States