Effect of High-top shoes with Rocker sole on Pain, Disability, Activity Limitation and Vertical Ground Reaction Force in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

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• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis.; Rheumatoid arthritis, unspecified

• Registration Number: IRCT138812123101N2
• Lead Sponsor: Vice-chancellor for Research, Iran University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 22 February 2018

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

RA diagnosis according to the 1987 revised American College of Rheumatology (ACR) recommendations, Low DAS28, disease longer than one year, ability to walk without assistive devices, no use of other foot orthoses during the study, foot and/or ankle pain,
Exclusion criteria: Previously undergone major joint surgery such as total joint arthroplasties and/or arthrodesesm, pregnancy, previously cortisone injection at 3 month prior to the study, presence of balance problems, skin lesions (ulcers, dermatitis), other systemic disease with relevant effects on walking ability, other joint deformities

Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Activity limitation. Timepoint: Baseline, 1 week and 1 month after rocker shoe Prescription. Method of measurement: Foot Function Index questioner.;Vertical ground reaction force. Timepoint: before, 1 week, 1 month after rocker shoe Prescription. Method of measurement: force plate.;Pain. Timepoint: Baseline, 1 week and 1 month after rocker shoe prescription. Method of measurement: Foot Function Index questionnaire.;Disability. Timepoint: Baseline, 1 week and 1 month after rocker shoe prescription. Method of measurement: Foot Function Index questioner.