TY - JOUR A2 - Inaba, Hideo AU - Nakano, Hideki AU - Murata, Shin AU - Abiko, Teppei AU - Mitsumaru, Nozomi AU - Kubo, Atsuko AU - Hachiya, Mizuki AU - Matsuo, Dai AU - Kawaguchi, Michio PY - 2020 DA - 2020/04/03 TI - Effects of Long-Term Use of Insoles with a Toe-Grip Bar on the Balance, Walking, and Running of Preschool Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial SP - 1940954 VL - 2020 AB - This randomized controlled study is aimed at investigating the effects of long-term use of insoles with a toe-grip bar on the balance, walking, and running of preschool children. Fifty-two preschool children were randomly assigned to an intervention group or control group. Children included in the intervention group wore shoes with insoles that had a toe-grip bar, and those in the control group wore shoes with regular insoles without a toe-grip bar for 4 weeks while they were at school. The center of gravity sway (total trajectory length and envelope area), walking parameters (walking speed, cadence, stride length, step length, stance time, and swing time), and time to run 25 m were measured before and after the intervention. The 25 m running time of the intervention group was significantly improved after the intervention (F=5.66; p<0.05). This study suggests that insoles with a toe-grip bar may contribute to improvements in the running of preschool children. SN - 2314-6133 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/1940954 DO - 10.1155/2020/1940954 JF - BioMed Research International PB - Hindawi KW - ER -