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Long-term follow-up of foot pain and osteoarthritis in older people: The Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot (CASF) 7-year follow-up

Long-term outcome of foot pain and osteoarthritis in older people. A prospective observational study of foot pain and foot osteoarthritis in the general population: The Clinical Assessment Study of the Foot (CASF) seven-year follow-up.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN14731162
Enrollment
2212
Registered
2018-09-21
Start date
2018-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-02-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Foot pain, foot osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

A follow-up postal questionnaire at 7 years for all participants. The questionnaire content will be similar to that used in the CASF study at baseline and 3 years and will be divided into four main se

Sponsors

Keele University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Registered with one of the four participating local general practices 2. Aged 50 years and over at the time of baseline survey 3. Member of the cohort who completed a postal Health Questionnaire at baseline and provided written informed consent to further contact at baseline 4. At 3 years provided further written informed consent to further contact and has not subsequently withdrawn this consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Died since last follow-up (3 years for survey cohort participants or 54 months for clinic cohort participants) 2. Departures since the last follow-up (survey cohort only, 3 years for survey cohort) 3. Became unable to complete brief questionnaire or inappropriate to invite to take part – e.g. significant cognitive impairment, dementia, severe/terminal illness, as judged by their GP prior to mailing.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Impact of foot pain assessed using Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index at 7 years

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Foot pain location identified using the Garrow foot manikin 2. Foot pain duration 3. Foot pain intensity assessed using a numerical rating scale (NRS) 4. Foot pain persistence assessed using number of days with pain 5. Foot pain severity assessed using the Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS) 6. Symptom satisfaction using questions adapted from the instrument by Cherkin 1996. 7. Self-reported consultations for foot pain in past 7 years 8. Self-reported treatments and service for foot pain in past 7 years 9. General health assessed using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) health survey 10. Physical functioning assessed using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) health survey 11. Participation restriction assessed using the Keele Assessment of Participation questionnaire 12. Anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 13. Body pain location identified using a manikin 14. Self-reported co-morbidities 15. Presence, side and duration of hand, knee and hip pain assessed using single-item questions in the questionnaire All outcomes will be assessed at 7 years.

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026