Foot Orthoses (FOs) on Pain, Quality of Life and Gait with Children Diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA); Inflammatory and Immune System - Other inflammatory or immune system disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613001336774
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Newcastle (NSW)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-12-06
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosed with JIA according to ILAR criteria.

- All subjects with lower extremity joint involvement with disease onset ranging from 5 to 18 years old.

- Previous failure of orthotic management, where the patient has not worn any FOs for a period of at least 3 months.

- Ability to walk a minimum of 15 metres without assistive devices.

- Six months after start of DMARD therapy.

Exclusion Criteria

- Inability to walk barefoot or shod.

- Concomitant musculoskeletal disease, central or peripheral nerve disease and endocrine disorders, especially Diabetes Mellitus.
- Previous foot surgery.
- Currently using foot orthosis.

- Where supply of orthotics are contraindicated: (Less than 12 degrees at subtler joint; Fully compensated ankle equinus; Osseous anomaly noted in the lower limbs and/or vertebrae during the physical evaluation; Inappropriate footwear for fitting orthoses).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
effects of pre-formed semi-rigid FOs on Pain in Paediatric Rheumatology using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)[6 months];effects of pre-formed semi-rigid FOs on Quality of Life in Paediatric Rheumatology using the questionnaires PedsQL.[6 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
JIA gait parameters when barefoot such as plantar pressure analysis, stance time and velocity, utilising the HR Walkway system.[6 months ];JIA gait parameters with shoes (without FOs) such as plantar pressure analysis utilizing the F-Scan system[6 months ];JIA gait parameters with shoes and with FOs, such as plantar pressure analysis utilizing the F-Scan system.[6 months ]