None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Long-distance running is one of the most popular sport disciplines wherein athletes are exposed to repetitive loads; thus, improving the quality of fundamental movement patterns should be included in the basic elements of training because it may reduce the risk of injury. The study hypothesis are that training in minimalist footwear and exercises of short foot plantar muscles improve the foot shape, balance and load distribution, muscles activity and reduce the risk of injury. The aim of the planned research will be to assess the impact of training in minimalist, footwear and exercises of short foot plantar muscles on the activity of muscles within the posterior superficial band and the work of biokinematic chains, balance and load distribution as well as the risk of injury in amateur long-distance runners. In addition, both forms of training will be compared.
Interventions
In the experimental group, the measurements will be performed four times: at the beginning of the project, after 8 weeks, after 12 weeks and after 20 weeks. At this time (over the 20 weeks), participants will perform running training, with frequency of 3-5 x 1 hour sessions per week. Running training will not change throughout the duration of the experiment. A particular distance and the level of intensity will be monitored by researchers using sports application Strava. After the second measure
In the experimental group, the measurements will be performed four times: at the beginning of the project, after 8 weeks, after 12 weeks and after 20 weeks. At this time (over the 20 weeks), participants will perform running training, with frequency of 3-5 x 1 hour sessions per week. Running training will not change throughout the duration of the experiment. A particular distance and the level of intensity will be monitored by researchers using sports application Strava. After the second measurement, there will be a 4-week adaptation phase for training in minimalist shoes. This kind of shoes is characterized by thin, flexible soles that are contoured to the shape of the human foot, including visible individual sections for the toes. The adaptation phase will include progression by increasing time of wearing the minimalist shoes. The shoes will be used every day, starting with 5 minutes per day and ending with 1 hour. After the end of the stage, there will be a third measurement, after which runners will train in the minimalist shoes for 8 weeks. In that phase, the runners will start with 10 minutes of running in the minimalist shoes in the first week, increasing the running time by 5 minutes each week.
Sponsors
PhD Iwona Sulowska-Daszyk
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Educational / counselling / training
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
regularly performed running training at least 3 times a week and at least 20 km per week
Exclusion criteria
previous history of acute injury in the six months prior to the enrollment on the study; deformations and defects in foot structure; using minimalist shoes or short foot muscles exercises before starting the project
Outcome results
None listed