Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
women, shoes, balance, muscles
Brief summary
In daily life, stiletto heeled shoes which are popularly preferred by women have different heel heights. This study aims to investigate the effects of these differences on balance, muscular endurance and functional skills. Heel heights were chosen as 4 and 10 cm. Other features of shoes (stiletto type/colour etc.) will be same. The tests will be randomly done barefoot, 10 cm, and 4cm shoes.
Detailed description
The evaluations will include Functional Forward Reach Test for dynamic balance and Single Leg Standing for static balance, heel raising and squat-up test for muscular endurance of plantar flexor and quadriceps muscles, ascending stairs for functional skills. Measuring distance will be used for Functional reach test and timing will be used for single leg standing test. Timing and repetition number will be used for muscular endurance tests. Timing will be used to climb up 10 stairs with and without heel contact.
Interventions
OTHERShoes
Shoes with different heel heights
Sponsors
Eastern Mediterranean University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* the shoe number will be 37 * women who do not regularly wear high heeled shoes * women who are familiar with stiletto heeled shoes
Exclusion criteria
* any pain which prevents to participate in tests * women with cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, blood pressure disorders, diabetes diseases, neuromuscular diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Skill | at baseline | The case will be asked to climb up 10 stairs as fast as possible. Time (in seconds) will be recorded for climbing up with and without heel contact. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Single Leg Standing | at baseline | The case will be asked to stand on dominant leg. If the raised leg touches anything around (other limb, floor) or in condition of hopping/splashing, time will be stopped. Time (seconds) will be recorded. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Duration of heel raising | at baseline | Before the test, the case will be asked to stretch plantar flexor muscles. Then the case will be asked to raise the heels unilaterally. The time (in seconds) will be written until the case cannot do the full movement. |
| Repetition number of heel raising | at baseline | Before the test, the case will be asked to stretch plantar flexor muscles. Then the case will be asked to raise the heels unilaterally. The repetition number will be written until the case cannot do the full movement. |
| Functional Forward Reach Test | Before the test, the case will be asked to stretch quadriceps muscle with flexing the knee. Then the case will be asked to squat continuously. The repetition number will be written until the case cannot do the full movement. | Before the test, the case will be asked to stretch quadriceps muscle with flexing the knee. Then the case will be asked to squat continuously. The repetition number will be written until the case cannot do the full movement. |
| Duration of squating | Before the test, the case will be asked to stretch quadriceps muscle with flexing the knee. Then the case will be asked to squat continuously. The repetition number will be written until the case cannot do the full movement. | Before the test, the case will be asked to stretch quadriceps muscle with flexing the knee. Then the case will be asked to squat continuously. The time (in seconds) will be written until the case cannot do the full movement. |
| Repetition number of squating | at baseline | Before the test, the case will be asked to stretch quadriceps muscle with flexing the knee. Then the case will be asked to squat continuously. The repetition number will be written until the case cannot do the full movement. |
Countries
Cyprus
Outcome results
None listed