The effect of age on foot structure, foot complaints, plantar pressure and center of pressure in adult women.
- Conditions
- foot structure, foot complaints, plantar pressure distribution, peak pressure, center of pressure
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON28979
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center Groningen
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 168
Inclusion Criteria
Being Caucasian female
- Aged between 20 and 85 years old
Exclusion Criteria
- Sicknesses that have a major influence on gait, such as stroke and Parkinson’s disease,
- Amputation at the level of hip, knee, ankle or foot,
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure for foot structure is ball circumference
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Secondary outcome measures include:<br>-Other foot structure variables: ball width, lower instep circumference, high instep circumference and heel-instep circumference<br>- Foot complaints: incidence, location, character of the complaint(s)<br>- Plantar pressure distribution variables: peak pressure, mean pressure, contact area, force-time integral<br>- Center of pressure variables: location of COP, RMS in AP and ML direction, total sway path,