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Effects of Foot Strengthening on the Incidence of Injuries in Long Distance Runners

NCT02306148 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 118

Last updated 2024-05-28

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Summary

The main objective of this trial is to investigate the effects of a training protocol for the foot and ankle complex on the prevalence of running related injuries on long distance runners.

Conditions

  • Leg Injuries

Interventions

OTHER

Foot and ankle strengthening

Group will be trained during 2 months at the university by a physiotherapist and at home with a training software for foot and ankle strengthening.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isabel Sacco, PHD · Associate Professor at São Paulo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2019-03-01
Completion
2019-03-01

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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