The Influence of Stability Boots on Gait Pattern in Healthy Adults

Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zürich20 enrolled

Overview

After an ankle injury like distorsions, fractures or arthrodeses, or congenital defects ankle support limit the range of motion in the joint, help pain relief, control loading of the injured tissues and promote recovery of a normal gait pattern. Gait analysis is applied in orthopedics, sport science and rehabilitation. Numerous measure systems and methods enable accurate analysis of human movement. The study is set to describe and compare the gait analysis of two modifiable stability boots (Ortho® Tri-Phase and the VACOped®) on the standard walking parameters during two conditions (level and ramp walking) in healthy adults and draw comparisons with a control indoor shoe.

The participants are joining one session in the gait lab. Here the are measured during walking with normal shoes and two modifiable stability boots. The duration of a session is typically 3 hours.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Rehabilitation After Ankle Injuries

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 45 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * healthy * 18-45 years old * shoe size 5,6,9 or 10 Exclusion Criteria: * injuries of the lower limbs * previous surgeries on the lower limbs * neuromuscular disorders * restriction in gait capabilities * current medical treatment

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

ROM Ankle Joint

Ankle joint motion ROM Sagittal left, during gait

Time frame: duration of a session is typically 3 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Symmetrie Index

The symmetrie index, represents the % difference step length, index= 2\*100\*(step length left-step length right)/(step length left+step length right) This measure has no unit. 0 would represent a total symmetric gait.