Relationship Between Footwear Consumer Behaviour and Lower Extremity Injuries

Completed

• Conditions: Sports Injury; Risk Factor; Footwear

• Registration Number: NCT03867890
• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent

Brief Summary

A prospective cohort study was set-up in leisure-time walkers and runners. Potential risk factors in consumer behaviour were obtained by means of a baseline questionnaire related to the acquisition of current walking or running shoes. Information on injuries sustained during a 24 week period after the baseline questionnaire was obtained in 104 runners and 104 walkers using a 2-weekly questionnaire.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-06
• Primary Completion: 2013-04
• Study Completion: 2013-04
• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-07
• Study First Posted: 2019-03-08
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-08
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 580

Inclusion Criteria

• walk or run at least 10 kilometres per week
• maintain a minimal distance of ten kilometres per week, for a period of 24 weeks
• wear one and the same pair of shoes during walking/running activities during this period

Exclusion Criteria

• systemic disease, cardiac problems or diabetes
• complaints at the lower extremities in the last two weeks,
• surgery at the lower extremities in the last three years

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
injury occurence	24 weeks	self-reported running or walking injury questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vakgroep Revalidatiewetenschappen; 🇧🇪 Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium