Effectiveness of footwear in reducing foot pain in Australian veterans
- Conditions
- foot painMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disordersPhysical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12612000322831
- Lead Sponsor
- a Trobe University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
To be included in the study, veterans will need to meet the following inclusion criteria:
(i) be a current DVA client not eligible for medical grade footwear;
(ii) have disabling foot pain, using the case definition of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index;
(iii) have persistent foot pain, defined as foot pain present for at least 12 weeks, and;
(iv) be capable of understanding the English language in verbal and written form.
Veterans will not be eligible for inclusion in the study if they: (i) have diabetes and a history of foot ulceration (or current foot ulceration) or diabetic peripheral neuropathy (diagnosed with the 5.07 Semmes-Weinstein monofilament, using the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot protocol); (ii) have a neurodegenerative disorder (e.g: Parkinson’s disease); (iii) have had a lower limb amputation or partial foot amputation (although single toe amputations will be permitted); (iv) have been prescribed contoured foot orthoses within the last 3 months (although simple flat insoles will be permitted, as will contoured foot orthoses prescribed more than 3 months ago), or; (v) have cognitive impairment (defined as a score of <7 on the Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain domain of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire.[Measured at baseline, 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks. Analysis at 16 week time-point.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method