Clinical Trial: The Influence of Stability Boots on Gait Pattern in Healthy Adults

Study Status: Not yet recruiting
Recruit Status: Not yet recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: The Influence of Stability Boots on Gait Pattern in Healthy Adults

Brief Summary:

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.

Detailed Summary: 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.
Sponsor: Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich

Current Primary Outcome: Ankle joint motion- motion capture using vicon [ Time Frame: duration of a session is typically 3 hours ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Ground reaction force - force plate measurement [ Time Frame: duration of a session is typically 3 hours ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich

Dates:
Date Received: January 25, 2017
Date Started: February 1, 2017
Date Completion: December 31, 2017
Last Updated: February 1, 2017
Last Verified: February 2017