Ankle Brace Research Study
The Badger Athletic Performance Lab is looking for research participants for a study involving healthy adult men and women. This study has two types of data collection and you are invited to participate in one or both collections. Each collection is anticipated to last 90 minutes, during which you will either run on a treadmill or perform cutting tasks on a turf field while wearing different types of ankle braces.
If you take part in this study, procedures include:
- Measuring height and weight
- Running on a treadmill for 5 minutes at a time during 5 different ankle brace conditions
- Performing a cutting task during 5 different ankle brace conditions
- Giving the study team feedback on how you felt about the ankle brace and if you would consider wearing it during sport or other physical activities
To be able to take part in this study you must:
- Be 18-40 years old,
- Have a shoe size of: men’s 7.5-11.5 or women’s 9-13;
- Have no history of lower extremity surgery;
- Have experience wearing ankle braces during sport or physical activity
You will receive $60 for each data collection you complete.
If interested, please take a few minutes to complete this questionnaire.
If you have any questions about the study, please contact us at:
Email: bap@ortho.wisc.edu. Please note that email is not a secure form of communication. Please do not send sensitive personal information via email.
Telephone: 608-890-4261. Please reference the “Ankle Brace Research Study” when calling our lab.