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A clinical trial to study the effects of shoe modifications and the surface modifications on the hemolysis in the runners

A randomized control trial to study the effect of foot strike hemolysis on runners while running on various surfaces with shoe modifications

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2008/091/000015
Enrollment
70
Registered
2008-06-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Shoe modifications, surface modifications and running: running on firm soles, hard soles on grass surface and tar road for one hour Control Intervention1: Cycling: Cycling for one hour

Sponsors

KAMAL JANAKIRAMAN
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Long distance runners 2. Answer ?No? to all questions of PAR-Q 3. Age: 16-27 yrs 4. BMI: 18.5-25

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anemic athletes 2. Answer ?Yes? to any one question of PAR-Q 3. Athletes under regular iron supplementation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Unconjucated bilirubin, LDH, Serum ferritin, hemoglobin conc %Timepoint: Before and 15 min after running and cycling trials—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKamal Janakiraman
kamalsgmpc@gmail.com09327110607

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026