Healthy
Conditions
Brief summary
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).
Interventions
DEVICEWearing the Nike Free shoe
Sponsors
Nike
University Ghent
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Isokinetic strength of foot and ankle muscles and on proprioception | 4 months after starting the data registration |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed