From: The effect of foot orthoses and in-shoe wedges during cycling: a systematic review
Author | Participants | Shoe, cleat and pedal characteristics | Intervention | Measures collected | Study design | Outcomes |
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Dinsdale & Williams, 2010. [4] | Six untrained males with a forefoot varus. | There was no report of shoe, cleat and pedal characteristics that each participant used. | Participants were tested with and without a forefoot varus wedge from commercial company, Specialized Bicycle Components. The size of the varus wedge (ranged between 1–4 degree) was customised to the size of each individual’s forefoot varus. | Mean power production, maximum power production, and anaerobic fatigue index. | Non-randomised, repeated measures, non-controlled study. | No significant difference in mean power production, maximum power production and anaerobic fatigue index (p = 0.10, p = 0.21, p = 0.24 respectively) between the two conditions. |
Mean age: 24.0 years (±5.0) | ||||||
Mean height: 178.0 cm (±5.0) | ||||||
Mean mass: 79.7 kg (±8.1) | ||||||
Body fat: 10.3% (±3.2) | ||||||
 | Forefoot varus: 6.1° (±1.7) |  |  |  |  |  |