NCT05499871View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Effect of a Gait Retraining Intervention and a Minimalist Footwear Transition on Foot-ankle Strength, Running Economy and Injury in Endurance Runners.

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

140

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 1, 2022

Primary Completion Date

September 12, 2022

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2024

Conditions
RunningWounds and InjuriesOxygen Consumption
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Gait retraining intervention

Participants will receive a training to modify their footstrike pattern toward a more forefoot strike and increase their cadence by 7.5%.

DEVICE

Transition to minimalist footwear.

Participants will receive a running minimalist footwear.

Trial Locations (1)

4000

Guillaume Abran, Liège

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of Liege

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