Relationship Between Footwear Consumer Behaviour and Lower Extremity Injuries

Sports Injury Clinical Trial

Official title:

Is Consumer Behaviour Towards Footwear Predisposing for Lower Extremity Injuries in Runners and Walkers? A Prospective Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03867890
• Other study ID #: B670201214347
• Status: Completed
• Start date: June 2012
• Est. completion date: April 2013

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: University Ghent
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

A prospective cohort study was set-up in leisure-time walkers and runners. Potential risk factors in consumer behaviour were obtained by means of a baseline questionnaire related to the acquisition of current walking or running shoes. Information on injuries sustained during a 24 week period after the baseline questionnaire was obtained in 104 runners and 104 walkers using a 2-weekly questionnaire.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 580
• Est. completion date: April 2013
• Est. primary completion date: April 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• walk or run at least 10 kilometres per week

• maintain a minimal distance of ten kilometres per week, for a period of 24 weeks

• wear one and the same pair of shoes during walking/running activities during this period

Exclusion Criteria:

• systemic disease, cardiac problems or diabetes

• complaints at the lower extremities in the last two weeks,

• surgery at the lower extremities in the last three years

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Footwear
• Risk Factor
• Sports Injury
• Wounds and Injuries

Intervention

Other:
• no intervention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Vakgroep Revalidatiewetenschappen	Gent	Oost-Vlaanderen

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Ghent

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	injury occurence	self-reported running or walking injury questionnaire	24 weeks