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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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PACTR |
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Last refreshed on:
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29 April 2013 |
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Main ID: |
PACTR201210000416118 |
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Date of registration:
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17/09/2012 |
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Primary sponsor: |
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Public title:
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Minimalist versus conventional running shoes: Effects on injury prevalence and muscle function in experienced distance runners
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Scientific title:
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Minimalist versus conventional running shoes: Effects on injury prevalence and muscle function in experienced distance runners |
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Date of first enrolment:
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2012-09-17 |
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Target sample size:
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30 |
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Recruitment status: |
Closed to recruitment: follow up continuing |
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URL:
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HTTP://www.pactr.org/ATMWeb/appmanager/atm/atmregistry?da=true&tno=PACTR201210000416118 |
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Study type:
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interventional |
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Study design:
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Single group: all participants receive same intervention throughout study,
Randomised,
Stratified allocation using age and years of running experience,
Allocation was determined by the holder of the sequence who is sitiated off site,
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Countries of recruitment
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South Africa
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Contacts
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Name:
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Theresa
Burgess |
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Address:
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Groote Schuur Hospital, Department of health and rehabilitation sciences, F45 old main building, Observatory
7925
Cape Town
South Africa |
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Telephone:
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0214066171 |
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Email:
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theresa.burgess@uct.ac.za |
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Affiliation:
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Main supervisor |
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Name:
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Theresa
Burgess |
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Address:
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Groote Schuur Hospital, Department of health and rehabilitation sciences, F45 old main building, Observatory
7925
Cape Town
South Africa |
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Telephone:
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0214066171 |
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Email:
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theresa.burgess@uct.ac.za |
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Affiliation:
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Main supervisor |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: The study will include healthy males between 18 and 50 years of age.
They must currently run in conventional running shoes.
The participants will be required to be running between 40 and 60 kilometres (km) per week in the six-month period prior to the study.
The runners also need to have a minimum running experience of two years.
Exclusion criteria: Participants who report any relevant medical or surgical history, including a history of lower limb or lumbar spine injury or pathology within the last three months will be excluded from the study.
Participants already running in minimalist running shoes will also be excluded from the study.
Other exclusion criteria include lower limb alignment abnormalities, including increased Q-angles and leg length discrepancies. Participants who take part in any races over 21.1 km in distance will also be excluded from the study.
If a participant sustains an injury during the 12 week study period, they will not be required to perform further testing.
Age minimum:
18 Year
Age maximum:
50 Year
Gender:
Male
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Injury prevalence, Muscle function
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Primary Outcome(s)
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Calf endurance
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Foot posture index
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Hallux range of motion
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Injury prevalence
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Lower limb muscle power
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Muscle flexibility (Gastrocnemius)
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Muscle flexibility (hamstring)
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Participants' satisfaction with the type of running shoes
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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BPI scores
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Location and severity of injury
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RPE scores
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Total distance run per week
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Total time run per week
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Inov-8/ REBEL park office
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