The Influence of High Heeled Shoes on the Sagittal Balance of the Spine and Whole Body

NCT02254694 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SNCTP000000049
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 23
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of high heeled shoes on the sagittal balance of the spine and the whole body. The investigators hypothesize that wearing high heeled shoes leads to a hyperlordosis of the cervical spine, a decrease of thoracic kyphosis, hyperlordosis of the lumbar spine and a posterior tilt of the pelvis resulting in a posterior shift of the body's center of gravity. This would be an explanation for the increased prevalence of back pain in individuals frequently wearing high heels. In order to assess these changes, differences in the two following outcome parameters will be measured on a standing lateral EOS-radiograph of the whole body - barefoot and with high heeled shoes: spino-sacral angle (primary) and meatus plumb line (secondary) .

Conditions

Back Pain

Keywords

sagittal balance; posture; lumbar lordosis; high heeled shoes

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• spino-sacral angle

  "spino-sacral angle" measured on the lateral EOS-radiograph of the whole body as described in: "Classification of the normal variation in the sagittal alignment of the human lumbar spine and pelvis in the standing position." Roussouly P, Gollogly S, Berthonnaud E, Dimnet J. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2005 Feb 1;30(3):346-53.

  1 day

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• meatus plumb line

  1 day

Study Arms (1)

high heeled shoes

EXPERIMENTAL

see detailed description

Other: high heeled shoes

Interventions

high heeled shoes OTHER

see detailed study description

high heeled shoes

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• not frequent user of high heeled shoes (i.e. not longer than 6 hours/month with heels \> 3 cm)

You may not qualify if:

• osseous metastases
• missing written informed consent
• cognitive inability to consent on their own
• pregnancy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Zurich: lead

Study Sites (1)

Klinik für Unfallchirurgie, University Hospital Zurich

Zurich, Canton of Zurich, 8091, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Opila KA, Wagner SS, Schiowitz S, Chen J. Postural alignment in barefoot and high-heeled stance. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 1988 May;13(5):542-7. doi: 10.1097/00007632-198805000-00018.

  PMID: 3187700 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Back Pain; Lordosis

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Spinal Curvatures; Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases

Study Officials

• Clément ML Werner, MD, Prof

  University of Zurich, Klinik für Unfallchirurgie

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2014
• First Posted: October 2, 2014
• Study Start: September 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2015
• Study Completion: May 1, 2015
• Last Updated: May 28, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-05

Locations

CH (1)