# Effect of a Gait Retraining Intervention and a Minimalist Footwear Transition on Foot-ankle Strength, Running Economy and Injury in Endurance Runners.

> **NCT05499871** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Liege** · enrollment: 140 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Running
- Wounds and Injuries
- Oxygen Consumption

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Gait retraining intervention
- **DEVICE:** Transition to minimalist footwear.

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05499871
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Liege
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-09-01
- **Primary completion:** 2022-09-12
- **Final completion:** 2024-09-30
- **Target enrollment:** 140 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05499871

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05499871, "Effect of a Gait Retraining Intervention and a Minimalist Footwear Transition on Foot-ankle Strength, Running Economy and Injury in Endurance Runners.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05499871. Licensed CC0.

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