Clinical Trial: Assessing Foot Injuries in Infantry Recruits Wearing Different Boots

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Assessing Foot Injuries in Infantry Recruits Wearing Different Boots, a Prospective Randomized Study

Brief Summary: One hundred infantry recruits will be randomly assigned to two groups. Injuries will be monitored.

Detailed Summary:

One hundred infantry recruits will be randomly assigned to receive experimental infantry boots (DEFINITE-REGULATOR) or standard issued boots (modified Belleville 390 TROP).

Overuse injuries and foot injuries will be monitored over a period of 14 weeks. The intervention group will wear experimental infantry boots and the controls will wear standard issue boots.


Sponsor: Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force

Current Primary Outcome: Number of recruits with at least one injury related to the boots [ Time Frame: 14 weeks ]

Injuries assessed: Blister, Abrasion, Stress Fracture, Ankle Sprain, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome, Back Pain


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

Original Secondary Outcome:

Information By: Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force

Dates:
Date Received: June 16, 2016
Date Started: August 2014
Date Completion:
Last Updated: June 19, 2016
Last Verified: May 2016