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CompletedNCT03867890Updated May 9, 2023

Relationship Between Footwear Consumer Behaviour and Lower Extremity Injuries

An observational study in Risk Factor, Sports Injury and Footwear, sponsored by University Ghent. Completed at 1 site in Belgium. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-05-09.

Sponsored by University Ghent · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
580
Sex
All
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Study summary

A prospective cohort study was set-up in leisure-time walkers and runners. Potential risk factors in consumer behaviour were obtained by means of a baseline questionnaire related to the acquisition of current walking or running shoes. Information on injuries sustained during a 24 week period after the baseline questionnaire was obtained in 104 runners and 104 walkers using a 2-weekly questionnaire.

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Conditions studied

  • Risk Factor
  • Sports Injury
  • Footwear
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In context

Wounds and Injuries

5,056 studies on the registry are indexed under Wounds and Injuries; 861 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 580 is above the median of 135 across 1,597 observational studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

University Ghent is the lead sponsor of 345 studies on the registry; 85 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Leisure-time runners and walkers

Inclusion criteria

  • walk or run at least 10 kilometres per week
  • maintain a minimal distance of ten kilometres per week, for a period of 24 weeks
  • wear one and the same pair of shoes during walking/running activities during this period

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • systemic disease, cardiac problems or diabetes
  • complaints at the lower extremities in the last two weeks,
  • surgery at the lower extremities in the last three years
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
580 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Interventions

  • Otherno intervention
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. injury occurence

    self-reported running or walking injury questionnaire

    Time frame: 24 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Vakgroep Revalidatiewetenschappen
    Gent, Oost-Vlaanderen 9000, Belgium
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 9, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03867890
Lead sponsor
University Ghent
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 8, 2019
Start date
Jun 2012
Primary completion
Apr 2013
Completion
Apr 2013
Last update
May 9, 2023

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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