The Different Running Speeds of Strike Patterns

Kaohsiung Medical University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Other: In shoes; Other: Barefoot

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02617316

KMUH-IRB-20130302

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research is to investigate the differences of landing patterns while running in different speed with barefoot and wearing shoe.

Full description

Running speed will be adjusted with physical strength and circumstance. When speed changes, whether the landing patterns change or not may be one factor of sports injuries. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to investigate the differences of landing patterns while running in different speed with barefoot and wearing shoe.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• To jog at least three times a week, each time lasted for more than 20 minutes
• No smokers
• No musculoskeletal diseases within 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

Trial design

20 participants in 2 patient groups

barefoot first

Other group

Description:

Ten runners carried on barefoot test first and then in-shoes.

Treatment:

Other: Barefoot

Other: In shoes

in shoes first

Other group

Description:

Ten runners carried on in-shoes test first and then barefoot.

Treatment:

Other: Barefoot

Other: In shoes