Table 1 Electronic database search strategy and eligibility criteria
From: The effect of foot orthoses and in-shoe wedges during cycling: a systematic review
Keywords used | (orthotic OR orthoses OR orthosis OR inner-sole OR insole OR wedges OR shims) AND (cycling or bicycling or cyclist or cycle) NOT (gait cycle) |
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Inclusion criteria | 1) All empirical studies that evaluated the effects of foot orthoses, insoles, shoe inserts and in-shoe wedges on cycling. |
2) Outcome measures included kinematics and kinetics of the lower limb, physiological parameters and performance. | |
3) Published in English language. | |
Exclusion criteria | 1) Studies that examined pedal modifications only. |
2) Studies that examined orthoses or wedges external to the shoe. | |
3) Studies that had subjects with significant or chronic disabilities or diseases that may affect the ability to cycle. | |
4) Unpublished data. |