Effect of Foot Arc Support in prevention of Foot Pain and Tenderness,ankle strain and sprai

Phase 2

Conditions: Condition 1: Stress Fracture. Condition 2: Ankle Sprain and Strain.
Stress fracture, not elsewhere classified Stress fracture NOS
Calcaneofibular (ligament) Deltoid (ligament) Internal collateral (ligament) Talofibular (ligament) Tibiofibular (ligament), distal

Registration Number: IRCT2014030916914N1

Lead Sponsor: Vice Chancellor for research of Research in Baqiatallah Medical University, Trauma Research Center

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: Male

Target Recruitment: 580

Inclusion Criteria

The arc of the foot must not be less than normal ( the arc height should be at least about 1.5 cm);
The difference between the actual size of the the lowers limbs must not be more than 1 cm;
No history of fracture in the lower limbs must be present;
Must not be a professional athlete in football, volleyball, basketball or judo, taekwondo or other martial sports;
Body Mass Index ( BMI ) must not be less than 20;
Must not be exempted from marching by physician's order;

Exclusion criteria
If for any reason the soldier does not use the support or it goes wrecked;
If the soldier is discharged from the military service for any reason;

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress Fracture. Timepoint: During the 2 months period of military service. Method of measurement: stress fracture symptoms are introduced to the soldiers and when they feel pain in their foot they will come to the clinic and an X-ray of the foot will be ordered, if there was a fracture, the diagnosis is definite.;Ankle strain and sprain. Timepoint: During the 2 months period of military service. Method of measurement: Ankle sprain and strain symptoms are introduced to the soldiers, if it happens they come to the clinic and they will be examined for swelling or echymosis in the following days.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Tenderness in different parts of the foot. Timepoint: At the beginning and the end of the 2 months period of military service. Method of measurement: By touching firmly on tibia shin, ankle, calcaneum and metatarses the physician asks about feeling pain.;Pain in different parts of the foot. Timepoint: At the beginning and the end of the 2 months period of military service. Method of measurement: Without touching on tibia shin, ankle, calcaneum and metatarses the physician asks about feeling pain and measuring pain severity according to VAS method by showing its pictures to the soldiers.