The Improved Ballet Shoe: a Study on the Effect of an Orthosis on Pain During Dancing on Pointe Shoes

Maastricht University Medical Centre (MUMC)

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Ballet Dancers

Treatments: Device: orthosis

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03397927

133057

Details and patient eligibility

About

An orthosis in the ballet shoe to see if pain reduction during dancing on pointes will decrease.

One group of pre-preprofessional ballet dancers will receive an orthosis and will train during four weeks with it. The other group without a orthosis will be the control group.

Sex: Female

Ages: 12 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• girls on preprofessional ballet schools with a minimum of 30 minutes professional training a week;
• 12 to 18 years old
• pain during dancing on pointes

Exclusion criteria

• experience with wearing a orthosis in their ballet shoe

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

orthosis

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: orthosis