Relationship Between Footwear Consumer Behaviour and Lower Extremity Injuries

University Ghent

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sports Injury; Risk Factor; Footwear

Treatments: Other: no intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03867890

B670201214347

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 580 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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