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Medial Arch-Support Wrestling Shoes and Foot Posture Preservation in Adolescent Wrestlers

NCT07632924 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2026-06-08

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Summary

This three-year randomized controlled trial investigated whether wrestling shoes with built-in medial arch support can preserve foot arch structure in adolescent male wrestlers compared to standard wrestling shoes without arch support.

A total of 88 adolescent male wrestlers (age 11 at baseline) were randomly assigned to wear either modified wrestling shoes with integrated medial arch support (intervention group, n=44) or standard commercially available wrestling shoes (control group, n=44). Foot posture was assessed annually using the Staheli Arch Index via podoscopy. Plantar pressure distribution was recorded using the Tekscan F-Scan system. The study followed participants for three years.

The primary aim was to determine whether medial arch-support wrestling shoes reduce the emergence of flat foot (pes planus) compared with standard wrestling shoes during a critical period of foot development in young athletes.

Conditions

  • Pes Planus
  • Flatfoot
  • Foot Deformities

Interventions

DEVICE

Medial Arch-Support Wrestling Shoe

Modified wrestling shoe incorporating a multi-density rubber outsole, integrated medial longitudinal arch support, reinforced heel stabilization with hidden heel pads, structured midfoot midsole, four-way stretch Scuba fabric upper, and adhesive Velcro tape closure system. Designed to redistribute plantar pressure and preserve medial longitudinal arch structure during wrestling training.

DEVICE

Standard Wrestling Shoe

Conventional commercially available wrestling shoe featuring a thin flat rubber outsole, hard insole without arch support, tight lacing system, high collar, and rigid non-flexible plastic base. No medial arch support or plantar load redistribution features.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Inonu University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mahmut Açak · Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
11 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-05-01
Primary Completion
2021-10-01
Completion
2021-12-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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