Shoes on Balance, Muscular Endurance and Functional Skills

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Shoes With Different Heel Heights on Balance, Muscular Endurance and Functional Skills

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03816085
• Other study ID #: ETK00-2018-0239
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 15, 2018
• Est. completion date: March 10, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: January 2020
• Source: Eastern Mediterranean University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: March 10, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: February 15, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 30 Years

Eligibility

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.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy

Intervention

Other:
• Shoes
Shoes with different heel heights

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Cyprus	Zehra Güçhan Topcu	Famagusta

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Eastern Mediterranean University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Cyprus, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Repetition number of heel raising	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.	at baseline
Other	Repetition number 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.	at baseline
Other	Duration of heel raising	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.	at baseline
Other	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 time (in seconds) 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.
Other	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.
Primary	Functional Skill	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.	at baseline
Secondary	Single Leg Standing	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.	at baseline