Medial Arch-Support Wrestling Shoes and Foot Posture Preservation in Adolescent Wrestlers (NCT07632924) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Medial Arch-Support Wrestling Shoes and Foot Posture Preservation in Adolescent Wrestlers
Turkey (Türkiye)88 participantsStarted 2018-05-01
Plain-language 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.
Who can participate
Age range
11 Years – 11 Years
Sex
MALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Registered wrestlers at Regional Boarding Schools (YBO)
* Training frequency of 3 or more days per week
* No lower extremity injury within the preceding 6 months
* No current orthopedic insole use
* Normal foot posture at baseline
Exclusion Criteria:
* Prior lower extremity surgery
* Neurological disorders
* Rheumatological disorders
* Severe congenital foot deformity
* Current orthopedic insole use
* Existing foot deformity at baseline
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6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?
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