Influence of Foot Types on Collegiate Athletes

Universidad del Magdalena

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: foot exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05992129

CTUM212170

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to assess whether high or low arch foot types influence the overall performance of the athlete.

Full description

After meeting the eligibility criteria for the study, university athletes have their general athletic condition variables evaluated in the laboratory and in the field. Subsequently, athletes with high and low arches perform 12-week foot muscle strengthening exercises to re-evaluate the variables in both athletes with high and low arch types who performed the strengthening exercises, as well as those with neutral arch who did not perform the exercises.

Enrollment: 97 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 26 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• University athletes with 4 years of continuous training
• high foot
• low foot.
• Neutral foot

Exclusion criteria

• Any pain
• active injuries
• biomechanical alteration in their lower extremities.
• Spine disorders
• Spine surgery
• abdominal surgery,
• neural or vestibular disease
• arthritis of the lower extremities
• used of alcohol, sedatives, pain relievers, cold medication, or stimulants in the last year
• rigid pronated foot

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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97 participants in 2 patient groups

structural foot types and their influence on core in collegiate athletes

Other group

Description:

Athletes do 12 weeks of exercises and then evaluate how they influenced core stability

Treatment:

Other: foot exercise

structural foot types and their influence on performance in collgiate athletes

Other group

Description:

Athletes do 12 weeks of exercises and then evaluate how they influenced on sport performance

Treatment:

Other: foot exercise