A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Experimental infantry boot - DEFINITE-REGULATOR and Control infantry boot in Blister, Abrasion and Stress Fracture, sponsored by Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force. Completed. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 25 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-06-22.
Sponsored by Medical Corps, Israel Defense Force · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Prevention
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.
36 studies on the registry are indexed under Blister; 3 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 98 is above the median of 65 across 24 interventional studies indexed under Blister.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Training with DEFINITE-REGULATOR experiment infantry boots manufactured by Brill Industries, Rishon LeZion, Israel
Device: Experimental infantry boot - DEFINITE-REGULATOR
Standard issue infantry boot
Device: Control infantry boot
Training: infantry basic training in the experimental boots
Training: infantry basic training in the control boots
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
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Plan to share: Yes — Raw unidentified data available by contacting the PI
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