The Improved Ballet Shoe: a Study on the Effect of an Orthosis on Pain During Dancing on Pointe Shoes

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03397927

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-12

Start date

2014-02-28

Completion date

2014-06-30

Last updated

2018-01-12

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Conditions

Ballet Dancers

Keywords

ballet shoe, orthosis, pain

Brief summary

An orthosis in the ballet shoe to see if pain reduction during dancing on pointes will decrease. One group of pre-preprofessional ballet dancers will receive an orthosis and will train during four weeks with it. The other group without a orthosis will be the control group.

Interventions

DEVICEorthosis

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* girls on preprofessional ballet schools with a minimum of 30 minutes professional training a week; * 12 to 18 years old * pain during dancing on pointes

Exclusion criteria

* experience with wearing a orthosis in their ballet shoe

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VAS-score	four weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
lower extremities muscle ratio	four weeks

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026