Assessing Foot Injuries in Infantry Recruits Wearing Different Boots

Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force98 enrolled

Overview

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

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Blister Abrasion Stress Fracture Ankle Sprain Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Back Pain

Interventions

Experimental infantry boot - DEFINITE-REGULATORDEVICE

Training: infantry basic training in the experimental boots

Control infantry bootDEVICE

Training: infantry basic training in the control boots

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infantry recruits on selected base Exclusion Criteria: * None

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Number of recruits with at least one injury related to the boots

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

Time frame: 14 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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