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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12612000463875
ACTRN12612000463875
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To evaluate the clinical efficacy of in-shoe orthotic devices and flip-flops in the management of heel pain

Professor Bill Vicenzino0 sites150 target enrollmentApril 26, 2012

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Heel pain
Sponsor
Professor Bill Vicenzino
Enrollment
150
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 26, 2012
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Professor Bill Vicenzino

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • i. Report of (insidious non\-traumatic onset) plantar heel pain for at least 1 month.
  • ii. First step pain in the morning of at least a 3/10 on a Pain Numerical Rating Scale.
  • iii. English communication skills to adequately understand questionnaires, allow valid treatment (orthoses) and outcome measurements to be performed
  • iv. Adequate shoes into which the active comparator can be fitted
  • v. Willingness to wear flip\-flop or orthosis regularly for the 12 weeks duration of the trial

Exclusion Criteria

  • i. History of previous therapy treatment of plantar fasciitis within the past month
  • ii. History or diagnosis of circulatory conditions
  • iii. Pregnancy
  • iv. Foot pathologies (including diabetes, gout, amputation, nerve impingement, tarsal tunnel syndrome, tumours, stress fracture, autoimmune disease, pitting oedema, lower extremity referred pain, previous plantar fascia surgical procedures, corticosteroid injections) within the past 12 months (for the transient conditions or treatments)
  • v. Participation in athletic activity 5 or more days per week for more than 90 minutes for day
  • vi. Other orthopaedic or neurological impairment that prevents a symmetrical walking pattern or an antalgic gait that was not attributed to plantar heel pain

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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