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FOOTWEAR SOLE STRUCTURE
di Sergio SEGALIN
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PATENT
***CERTIFIED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF PADUA |
Empirical investigation
In parallel with the clinical trial, the same individuals
took part in an empirical test conducted by Dr. Alessandro
Garuti of Venice.
This test was based on the use of anonymous questionnaires,
administered to the interviewees before and after the
trial period, with a view to recording the opinions, impressions
and sensations reported by the volunteers after wearing
the test shoe continuously. This was intended to enable
a useful comparison to be drawn between the real sensations
experienced by the volunteers and the clinical and instrumental
findings recorded.
One of the questionnaires administered at the end of the
trial prompted the individuals to express their feelings
and impressions after continuously wearing the shoe, inviting
them to choose between alternative answers to a series
of 63 questions (28 positive, 5 indifferent, 30 negative)
listed in alphabetical order. The interviewees were free
to answer as many questions as they wished.
Ninety per cent of the volunteers answered that continuously
wearing the Segalin shoe made them feel "light";
80% felt "rested". Since another 70% reported
feeling "comfortable", "agile" or
"at ease", this means that the sensations of
being light on their feet, rested, agile and at ease were
the main feelings perceived, that first came to mind in
the wearers of this shoe. The remainder of the interviewees
chose various answers from among all the other positive
alternatives proposed. None of them expressed any negative
opinions.
This confirms that the shoe genuinely reduces the sense
of fatigue in the lower limbs and induces a restful and
comfortable sensation. These findings are consistent with
the results of the clinical and instrumental tests, which
were able to provide the scientific explanation for the
phenomenon.
The graph below shows the results of the empirical investigation
and emphasizes the consistency among the interviewees
as concerns the positive judgements they expressed.
It can thus be concluded that phrases such as, "I
felt light on my feet", "rested", "wellbeing",
"less tired in my feet and legs", and other
comments in the same vein were spontaneously reported
by the people most likely to have to spend a lot of their
day on their feet.
These promising results apparently entitle us to claim
that this is an original, interesting invention that will
make its presence felt in the footwear sector.
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