The Influence of Stability Boots on Gait Pattern in Healthy Adults

Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich

Status: Completed

Conditions: Rehabilitation After Ankle Injuries

Treatments: Device: VACOped; Device: Ortho Tri

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03038815

Stability Boots

Details and patient eligibility

About

After an ankle injury like distorsions, fractures or arthrodeses, or congenital defects ankle support limit the range of motion in the joint, help pain relief, control loading of the injured tissues and promote recovery of a normal gait pattern. Gait analysis is applied in orthopedics, sport science and rehabilitation. Numerous measure systems and methods enable accurate analysis of human movement.

The study is set to describe and compare the gait analysis of two modifiable stability boots (Ortho® Tri-Phase and the VACOped®) on the standard walking parameters during two conditions (level and ramp walking) in healthy adults and draw comparisons with a control indoor shoe.

Full description

The participants are joining one session in the gait lab. Here the are measured during walking with normal shoes and two modifiable stability boots. The duration of a session is typically 3 hours.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy
• 18-45 years old
• shoe size 5,6,9 or 10

Exclusion criteria

• injuries of the lower limbs
• previous surgeries on the lower limbs
• neuromuscular disorders
• restriction in gait capabilities
• current medical treatment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Controll-VACOped-Ortho Tri

Experimental group

Description:

All participants are in the control and the two intervention group. The instant change of the ankle joint motion is analyzed. For control, the participants are wearing Sport shoes.This group had the VACOped as the first intervention.

Treatment:

Device: Ortho Tri

Device: VACOped

Controll-Ortho Tri-VACOped

Experimental group

Description:

All participants are in the control and the two intervention group. The instant change of the ankle joint motion is analyzed. For control, the participants are wearing Sport shoes.This group had the Ortho Tri first intervention

Treatment:

Device: Ortho Tri

Device: VACOped