Hyperpronation, Overpronation, Pes Planus
Conditions
Brief summary
Foot hyperpronation is a common postural condition that can lead to pain, deformities (such as hallux valgus), and muscular issues. This problem is especially relevant among adults who spend long hours standing, such as healthcare workers. Custom-made foot orthoses with a medial wedge have proven effective in improving comfort and correcting certain biomechanical alterations, even in asymptomatic individuals. The study described has two main objectives: * to validate the Italian version of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ), already validated in English and Spanish, by assessing its reliability and reproducibility as a tool to measure foot health. * through a pilot study, to analyze the effects of using specific professional footwear in healthcare workers with hyperpronation, evaluating perceived benefits in terms of pain reduction and postural improvement.
Interventions
DEVICEMedially wedged ortheses
3 month long wear of medially wedged ortheses. Ortheses have to be worn for 6 to 8 hours daily during work shifts.
Sponsors
ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO
University of Milan
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Healthworker (attendings, residents, OR nurses, ER nurses, therapists...) * Maximum age inferior to 65 y.o. at recruitment time * Partecipants stands from 60% to 80% of their working time * Uses mostly healthcare shoes while working * Hyperpronation condition * No other pathologic condition of the feet * Partecipants accept to wear medially wedged orthesis for at least 3 months * Signatures of consensus to join the study * Partecipants must be aware of the implication of the study
Exclusion criteria
* Other pathologic condition of the foot * Age superiore to 65 y.o. at the recruitment time
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| FHSQ | 3 months | Assessment and description of the clinical conditions of the partecipants |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| GAITLAB | Baseline | Assessment of the partecipants' foot condition (calcaneovalgus foot) while wearing and not the professional footwear. |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Primary ContactAlessandra Menon, PhD
Outcome results
None listed