The Effect of Wearing the 'Nike Free'Shoe on Isokinetic Muscle Strength of Foot and Ankle and on Proprioception.

To evaluate the effect of wearing the 'Nike Free'Shoe on isokinetic muscle strength of foot and ankle and on proprioception the following protocol will be used.

The test population consists out of students of the physical education department. They will at random be divided in three groups. One group will wear the shoe only for daily activities, the second group will wear the shoes for the warming up part of the sport classes and the control group will not wear the shoe at all. There will be two moments for evaluation: one at the beginning of the study and one after four months, during which the shoe will be used. The isokinetic strength will be measured with an isokinetic device (Biodex) and the proprioception will be evaluated with a force platform (Neurocom Balance Master).

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Key information

Conditions

Healthy

Age range

18 year–30 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University Ghent

Ghent, 9000, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

being a physical education student of the second or third year
having read and signed the informed consent
being new to the Nike Free Shoe

Exclusion criteria

neurological or systemic diseases
overuse injuries or orthopaedic surgery to the lower limbs during the previous six months
familiar to or used to wear the Nike Free Shoe

Treatment and study plan

Wearing the "Nike Free" shoe

Device

Primary outcomes

Isokinetic strength of foot and ankle muscles and on proprioception

Time frame: 4 months after starting the data registration

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

Other

Collaborators

Nike

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Study completion: 2007
First posted: Oct 19, 2006
Registry last updated: Dec 28, 2007

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