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The Influence of High Heeled Shoes on the Sagittal Balance of the Spine and Whole Body

NCT02254694 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 23

Last updated 2015-05-28

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of high heeled shoes on the sagittal balance of the spine and the whole body.

The investigators hypothesize that wearing high heeled shoes leads to a hyperlordosis of the cervical spine, a decrease of thoracic kyphosis, hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine and a posterior tilt of the pelvis resulting in a posterior shift of the body's center of gravity. This would be an explanation for the increased prevalence of back pain in individuals frequently wearing high heels.

In order to assess these changes, differences in the two following outcome parameters will be measured on a standing lateral EOS-radiograph of the whole body - barefoot and with high heeled shoes: spino-sacral angle (primary) and meatus plumb line (secondary) .

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

high heeled shoes

see detailed study description

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Zurich

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Clément ML Werner, MD, Prof · University of Zurich, Klinik für Unfallchirurgie

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-09-30
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-05-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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