Influence of fatigue on rearfoot motion, foot-loading and muscle activity in runners with Achilles tendinopathy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00000406

Enrollment

Registered

2010-05-12

Start date

2010-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

M76.6

Interventions

Group 1: Experimental group: Runenrs with Achilles tendon problems Group 2: Controll group: Runners without Achilles tendon problems

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Healthy subjects apart from the Achilles tendinopathy - Experienced runners with at least 2 years of regular running. Recruitment though local running groups and clubs.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Cardiovascular disease - Neurological disease - Systemic diseases, e.g. Diabetes, Rheumatoid Arthritis - Current pain that prevents from running 10 km

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in rearfoot motion during treadmill-running after a 10 km run; instrument: mechanical goniometer; measurement: before and after a 10 km run	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Changes in muscle activities of the shank muscles during treadmill running after a 10 km run; instrument: Electromyography (Noraxon); measurement: before and after a 10 km run - Changes in plantar pressures during walking after a 10 km run; instrument: EMED platform; measurement: before and after a 10 km run	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMartin Wünnemann

Funktionsbereich Bewegungsanalytik Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemeine Orthopädie und Tumororthopädie Universitätsklinikum Münster

mawue@uni-muenster.de0251 8352976

Outcome results

None listed

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