Treatment of forefoot problems: shoe advice versus podiatric treatment.

Treatment of forefoot problems in the elderly: a randomised controlled trial of standardised shoe advice versus podiactric treatment.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON28460

Enrollment

200

Registered

2010-02-12

Start date

2010-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

musculoskeletal forefootproblems, voorvoetklachten van het bewegingsapparaat

Interventions

1. Group 1: standardised shoe advice by means of leaflet

2. Group 2: podiatric treatment by registered podiatrists.

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 50 years of age or older; 2. Non traumatic forefoot problem (= MTP joint or more distal); 3. Pain > 1 month.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Problem caused by other then musculoskeletal (e.g. wart, fungal infection); 2. Problem treated in previous year; 3. Neuropathy of the foot; 4. Rheumatic arthritis; 5. Unable to walk 7 mtrs without walking aid; 6. Unable to fill in questionnaire.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Foot Disability Index (FDI); 2. Foot function index (FFI); 3. Pain grade (VAS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Keele assessment of participation (KAP); 2. General health and wellbeing (SF12); 3. Treatment adherence.	—

Contacts

Public ContactB. Zwaard, van de

vd Boechhorststraat 7

p.elders@vumc.nl+31 (0)20 4449820/4448201

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)