Changes in Footwear Comfort and Performance in High School Football Players

High Point University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Foot; Footwear

Treatments: Other: High Stiffness Footwear; Other: Moderate Stiffness Footwear

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02856360

16-004

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this proposal is to determine the effects of footwear stiffness on a large cohort of high school football players during a football season. The investigators expect that functional athlete groups will be developed, based on subject specific assessments (biomechanical, morphological, performance, comfort), and lead to important translational findings that may impact footwear modification and recommendation to a population of American football players. Two standard cleats will be randomized and provided during a season of high school football. Ratings of comfort, performance, and injury will be collected throughout the season.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participate on a club or school sponsored football team

Exclusion criteria

• Current injury that limits sport participation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Moderate Stiffness

Experimental group

Description:

Shoe condition that has moderate stiffness

Treatment:

Other: Moderate Stiffness Footwear

High Stiffness

Active Comparator group

Description:

Shoe condition that has high stiffness

Treatment:

Other: High Stiffness Footwear