Healthy subjects
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Barefoot training group: for seven weeks, one training per week a total of 15 trials will be performed over 30 seconds for each trial and one minute break between each trial barefoot. After t
Sponsors
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Institut für Sportwissenschaft Lehrstuhl für Trainingswissenschaft
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria are healthy adults aged 18-35 years.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria constists of musculoskeletal injuries and previous experience with regular barefoot training (Barefoot runners, gymnasts, barefoot combat sports …). Furthermore, contraindication for participation in MRT studies (metallic implants, tattoos …) lead to exclusion. Furthermore, particpants will be excluded if they are already familiar with regular barefoot exercise (for example, barefoot runners, gymnast, martial artist).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome in this study is the balance time on the "stabilometer". Will training in different conditions (barefoot vs. shod) result in differences in the balance time? This outcome is determined after the intervention, during the post-measurements. On the measuring instrument "stabilometer" participants have to balance a platform that is freely swinging. It is used to termin the balance time. The maximum achievable balance time is 30 sec. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following parameters are secondary outcomes: - Balance Error Scoring System (BESS test) - Prevalence of forefoot striking when running - Ankle and knee joint kinematics - Electromyography (on the right leg M. vastus medialis, M.grastrocnemius medial and M. soleus) - Spiroergometry - Tactile absolute thresholds and least perceptible differences on the hands and feet - Cognitive improvements (memory, attention) - Structural MRT. These target variables are also determined after the intervention, during the post-measurements. Measurement methods and instruments such as: 3D-Kinematic (Vicon), plantar pressure distribution measurement (Zebris), the surface EMG to determine muscle activity during running, the lactate values of the performance diagnostics (Spiroergometry), determined the absolute and difference thresholds on the hands and feet as well as the imaging from the structural MRT. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactStephanie Meining
Universität Hamburg Fakultät für Psychologie und Bewegungswissenschaft Institut für Bewegungswissenschaft
Outcome results
None listed