NCT00922246

Insoles in Prevention of Lower Limb Injuries

Prevention of Lower Limb Overuse Injuries by Using Custom Made Insoles: A Randomized Controlled Trial of 230 Patients

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: Finnish Defense Forces · Other Government
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 29 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

To address whether custom made foot insoles could be used for primary prevention of lower limb overuse injuries, the investigators conducted a prospective, randomized controlled study comparing the use of insoles and standard shoes in healthy young adults exposed to increased physical activity.

Conditions

• Lower Limb Overuse Injuries

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	custom-made insoles (Thermo+Camel, cost for the military 20,50 euros)	The custom made insoles (Thermo+Camel, cost for the military 20,50 euros) were fabricated from firm-density polyethylene and the hard plastic shell was a three-quarter length.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-01-01
• Primary completion: 2007-12-01
• Completion: 2008-05-01
• First posted: 2009-06-17
• Last updated: 2009-06-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland