Shoes on Balance, Muscular Endurance and Functional Skills

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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In daily life, stiletto heeled shoes which are popularly preferred by women have different heel heights. This study aims to investigate the effects of these differences on balance, muscular endurance and functional skills. Heel heights were chosen as 4 and 10 cm. Other features of shoes (stiletto type/colour etc.) will be same. The tests will be randomly done barefoot, 10 cm, and 4cm shoes.

Detailed Description
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The evaluations will include Functional Forward Reach Test for dynamic balance and Single Leg Standing for static balance, heel raising and squat-up test for muscular endurance of plantar flexor and quadriceps muscles, ascending stairs for functional skills. Measuring distance will be used for Functional reach test and timing will be used for single leg standing test. Timing and repetition number will be used for muscular endurance tests. Timing will be used to climb up 10 stairs with and without heel contact.

Official Title
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The Effects of Shoes With Different Heel Heights on Balance, Muscular Endurance and Functional Skills

Conditions
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Healthy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Shoes


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: the shoe number will be 37 women who do not regularly wear high heeled shoes women who are familiar with stiletto heeled shoes Exclusion Criteria: any pain which prevents to participate in tests women with cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, blood pressure disorders, diabetes diseases, neuromuscular diseases.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 30 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Screening
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Shoe with 4 cm heel<br>Shoes with 4 cm heel will be applied to women. Tests to measure balance, muscular endurance and function will be done while they wear this shoe. | Other: Shoes<br>* Shoes with different heel heights<br>* Other names: Women wearing shoes;|
| Experimental: Shoe with 10 cm heel<br>Shoes with 10 cm heel will be applied to women. Tests to measure balance, muscular endurance and function will be done while they wear this shoe. | Other: Shoes<br>* Shoes with different heel heights<br>* Other names: Women wearing shoes;|
| No Intervention: Without shoes<br>Women will be included in the tests to measure balance, muscular endurance and function without shoes. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Functional Skill | The case will be asked to climb up 10 stairs as fast as possible. Time (in seconds) will be recorded for climbing up with and without heel contact. | at baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Single Leg Standing | The case will be asked to stand on dominant leg. If the raised leg touches anything around (other limb, floor) or in condition of hopping/splashing, time will be stopped. Time (seconds) will be recorded. | at baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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women, shoes, balance, muscles