Cochrane · systematic review · CD013368
Running shoes for preventing lower limb running injuries in adults
Relph, N, Greaves, H, Armstrong, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library
Bone, Joint and Muscle TraumaAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
24
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
19
Included studies
NR
No studies 19 · 79.2%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 4.2%Low 3 · 12.5%Moderate 1 · 4.2%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Neutral / cushioned versus minimalist running shoes for preventing lower‐limb running injuries in adults
Population: healthy adults participating in recreational running
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of runners sustaining a lower‐limb running injurya ( Neutral / cushioned vs minimalist running shoes | RR 0.77 [0.59, 1.01] | 5 studies · 766 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Number of lower‐limb running injuries Neutral / cushioned vs minimalist running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of runners who failed to return to running or their previous level of running Neutral / cushioned vs minimalist running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Runner satisfaction with footwear Neutral / cushioned vs minimalist running shoes | RR 0.73 [0.47, 1.12] | 1 study · 24 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Adverse events (e.g. skin complaints) other than musculoskeletal injuries Neutral / cushioned vs minimalist running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of runners requiring hospital admission or surgery, or both, for musculoskeletal injury or adverse event Neutral / cushioned vs minimalist running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Motion control versus neutral / cushioned running shoes for preventing lower‐limb running injuries in adults
Population: healthy adults participating in recreational running
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of runners sustaining a lower‐limb running injurya ( Motion control vs neutral / cushioned running shoes | RR 0.92 [0.3, 2.81] | 2 studies · 421 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Number of lower‐limb running injuries Motion control vs neutral / cushioned running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of runners who failed to return to running or their previous level of running Motion control vs neutral / cushioned running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Runner satisfaction with footwear Motion control vs neutral / cushioned running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events (e.g. skin complaints) other than musculoskeletal injuries Motion control vs neutral / cushioned running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of runners requiring hospital admission or surgery, or both, for musculoskeletal injury or adverse event Motion control vs neutral / cushioned running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Soft versus hard running shoes for preventing lower‐limb running injuries in adults
Population: healthy adults participating in recreational running
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of runners sustaining a lower‐limb running injurya ( Soft vs hard running shoes | RR 0.82 | 2 studies · 1095 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Number of lower‐limb running injuries Soft vs hard running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of runners who failed to return to running or their previous level of running Soft vs hard running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Runner satisfaction with footwear Soft vs hard running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events (e.g. skin complaints) other than musculoskeletal injuries Soft vs hard running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of runners requiring hospital admission or surgery, or both, for musculoskeletal injury or adverse event Soft vs hard running shoes | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Running shoes recommended and selected on foot posture versus running shoes not recommended and selected on foot posture for preventing lower‐limb running injuries in adults
Population: military personnel
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Injury Incidence Rate (injuries / 1000 person‐days)a Running shoes recommended and selected on foot posture vs running shoes not recommended and selected on foot posture | Rate ratio 1.03 [0.94, 1.13] | 3 studies · 7203 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Number of runners sustaining a lower‐limb running injury Running shoes recommended and selected on foot posture vs running shoes not recommended and selected on foot posture | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of runners who failed to return to running or their previous level of running Running shoes recommended and selected on foot posture vs running shoes not recommended and selected on foot posture | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Runner satisfaction with footwear Running shoes recommended and selected on foot posture vs running shoes not recommended and selected on foot posture | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events (e.g. skin complaints) other than musculoskeletal injuries Running shoes recommended and selected on foot posture vs running shoes not recommended and selected on foot posture | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of runners requiring hospital admission or surgery, or both, for musculoskeletal injury or adverse event Running shoes recommended and selected on foot posture vs running shoes not recommended and selected on foot posture | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |