PREVALENCE AND RISK FACTORS OF PLANTAR FASCIITIS IN NURSES.

Completed

• Conditions: ALL NURSES OF SDM COLLEGE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES AND HOSPITAL WILL BE ENROLLED IN THIS STUDY

• Registration Number: CTRI/2021/06/034034
• Lead Sponsor: Shivani Shanbhag

Brief Summary

Despite the importance of foot health, research to date has mainly focused on musculoskeletal pain in the nursing profession, with a major focus on other conditions. As nurses represent majority of the working force at any hospital, the development of WMSDs in this group of people may have a significant impact on absences from work, work restrictions or even transfers to other jobs. By finding out the prevalence we get an idea about the burden of the disease in the Indian nursing population. Previous studies have shown that lower extremity musculoskeletal disorders are common amongst nurses, with ankle and foot being more commonly affected. However, to our knowledge, no study yet has found out the prevalence of plantar fasciitis and analyzed its risk factors in nurses. Also, by finding out the prevalence and the number of nurses who have potential risk factors to the development of plantar fasciitis we can create an awareness among them. Hence a strong need arises.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2021-06-19
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-21
• Study Start: 2021-12-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 380

Inclusion Criteria

• Nurses within the age group of ≥25 and ≤50 years of either gender 2.
• Nurses with work experience of more than 1 year 23,27, 30 3.
• Nurses working on duty minimum 40 hours per week.
• Presently working as staff of SDM hospital.
• Those willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Radiculopathy due to any cause and other neurological disorders.
• Any progressive, systemic or other musculoskeletal diseases.
• Nurses with history of fractures in the lower extremity within the past 6 months – 1 year which would alter the mechanics of the lower extremity.
• Nurses with history of surgeries of the lower extremity within the past 6 months- 1 year.
• Nurses in administrative section.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1.FOOT POSTURE INDEX	BASELINE
2. ANKLE MUSCLE STRENGTH	BASELINE
3.ANKLE RANGE OF MOTION	BASELINE
4.LIMB LENGTH DISCREPANCY	BASELINE
5. BODY MASS INDEX	BASELINE
6. NUMBER HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK	BASELINE
7. NUMBER OF YEARS OF WORK EXPERIENCE	BASELINE

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
NO SECONDARY OUTCOMES	BASELINE

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Medical Sciences And Hospital; 🇮🇳 Dharwad, KARNATAKA, India

Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara College of Medical Sciences And Hospital

🇮🇳Dharwad, KARNATAKA, India

Shivanishanbhag

Principal investigator

9765277877

shivanishanbhag96@gmail.com