Shoe inserts for lateral hip pain: The GluTeS Trial

Phase 1

• Conditions: Greater trochanteric pain syndrome; Lateral hip pain; Gluteal tendinopathy; Trochanteric bursitis; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Physiotherapy

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000385943
• Lead Sponsor: a Trobe University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 30 March 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

(i) aged 18 years or older;
(ii) symptoms for at least 3 months;
(iii) primary pain located over the lateral hip;
(iv) average pain intensity over the previous week of 3 or more on an 11-point numerical rating scale; and
(v) GTPS diagnosis confirmed via clinical assessment: (a) pain reproduced on palpation of the greater trochanter; (b) pain reproduced on the Flexion, Abduction and External Rotation (FABER) test; (c) pain on one of the following: single leg stance test, resisted hip abduction, external de-rotation test.

Exclusion Criteria

(i) Signs of intra-articular hip pathology; (ii) previous hip surgery on the symptomatic side; (iii) low back or other lower limb injury requiring management by a medical professional, or time off sport, work or leisure over the last three months; (iv) any neurological disorders; (v) any form of systemic arthritis; (vi) currently regularly wearing contoured shoe inserts; (vii) any foot disorder precluding wearing of shoe inserts; (viii) corticosteroid injection into hip region within previous 3 months; (x) currently undergoing treatment including physiotherapy, osteopathy or chiropractic; (ix) low-English speaking proficiency such that unable to comprehend study assessment requirements.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Perceived overall change in the participant's lateral hip pain will be assessed a Global Rating of Change Scale (GRCS). This will be a 7-point Likert scale (‘much better’, ‘better’, ‘a little better’, ‘same’, ‘a little worse’, ‘worse’, ‘much worse’) [12 weeks post-intervention commencement <br>]