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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01865539
Other study ID # MIRB00558
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 2013
Est. completion date June 2016

Study information

Verified date April 2022
Source Canandaigua VA Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A randomized sham controlled trial evaluating the efficacy of the use of custom foot orthotics in veterans suffering from chronic lower back pain. The current study hypothesizes that those veterans with chronic lower back pain who receive the custom foot orthotics will show greater improvements in pain and disability associated with the chronic lower back pain than those who receive the sham orthotic.


Description:

Specific Aim 1: Utilizing a gold standard sham controlled randomized trial design, we will evaluate the change in pain, back related disability and quality of life in Veterans with chronic lower back pain who utilize either a custom foot orthotic or a sham orthotic. As part of this aim the investigators will build on the teams strength of recruiting and enrolling Veteran's with chronic lower back pain into a randomized trial. The investigators will collect baseline pain and disability measures utilizing validated tools. Once the patients are enrolled, utilizing the "gold standard" placebo controlled design the investigators will randomize patients to receive either a custom foot orthotic or a sham orthotic. The Veterans will then be assessed at 5, 12 and 24-weeks post baseline to evaluate differences in pain and disability. Based on previous studies on the effectiveness of custom foot orthotics the investigators hypothesize that that Veteran's who receive the custom orthotic will experience less pain and disability as compared to those who receive the sham orthotics. Specific Aim 2: To evaluate baseline characteristics of Veterans with chronic lower back pain predictive of responsiveness to custom foot orthotics including age, BMI, psychosocial characteristics and arch classification. Focusing on the Veterans who receive the custom foot orthotic, the investigators next examine the important characteristics that may predict those Veterans who are most likely to benefit from wearing custom foot orthotics. Assessing potential confounders or facilitators of effectiveness of the custom foot orthotic will allow the investigators to best describe potential mechanisms of responsiveness. The investigators have chosen previously described confounders to responsiveness to treatment of chronic lower back pain, specifically age, body mass index and psychosocial characteristics. This methodology is particularly important in a sham controlled trial to assess if effectiveness or lack of thereof, is a factor of the intervention or from other confounding variables. The investigators have also chosen to evaluate the arch classification based on the measurement of the Veterans arch; again this allows for specific recommendations concerning use of this product. Based on previous studies on the effectiveness of custom foot orthotics in addition to previous studies evaluating chronic lower back pain the investigators hypothesize that those Veterans who are older, have a higher BMI and greater fear avoidance belief scores will show less responsiveness to the custom foot orthotics as compared to those younger Veterans who have a lower BMI and lower fear avoidance belief scores. In addition based on previous biomechanical literature, the investigators feel that those Veterans with a lower arch will show the greatest responsiveness to the custom foot orthotic.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Terminated
Enrollment 51
Est. completion date June 2016
Est. primary completion date January 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 65 Years
Eligibility INCLUSION: Ages 18-65 Lower back pain = 3 months in duration Pain elicited upon deep palpation of the lumbar erector spinae musculature Primary complaint of CLBP from L1 to Sacroiliac joint inclusive. Ability/willingness to use orthotics in their shoes Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRPS) of = 3 - 30 mm on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) - 20% for the Modified Oswestry Disability Index (mODI) EXCLUSION: spinal surgery, spinal injections or injections in their feet within the past 6 months Inability to use orthotics in shoes Custom foot orthotics within the past 12 months Currently undergoing Chiropractic, Physical Therapy or Acupuncture treatment for their chronic lower back pain. evidence of cauda equina syndrome, spinal neoplasia or metastatic disease, destructive joint pathology such as rheumatoid arthritis bowel/bladder dysfunction (associated with the back pain) peripheral neuropathy or progressive lumbosacral radiculopathy, progressive myelopathy or neurogenic claudication. open workers compensation or no fault case.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Custom Foot Orthotic
Custom foot orthotic with custom design pads
Sham Orthotic
Leather insert without the custom design pads

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Rochester Outpatient Clinic (ROPC) of the Canandaigua VA Medical Center Rochester New York

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Canandaigua VA Medical Center Foot Levelers, Inc., New York Chiropractic College

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Sahar T, Cohen MJ, Uval-Ne'eman V, Kandel L, Odebiyi DO, Lev I, Brezis M, Lahad A. Insoles for prevention and treatment of back pain: a systematic review within the framework of the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2009 Apr 20;34(9):924-33. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31819f29be. Review. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Visual Analog Scales (VAS): VAS is rated from 0 to 100mm with 0 being no pain at all and 100mm being the worst pain imaginable. The test has shown test-retest reliability, intra-examiner reliability and inter-examiner reliability. 24 weeks.
Secondary Modified Oswestry Disability Index (mODI) The back pain specific, self-rating scale evaluates the degree of functional impairment that a patient is experiencing in a number of activities of daily living. Oswestry is scored on a scale of 0-50 with 0 - 4 No disability 5 - 14 Mild disability 15 - 24 Moderate disability 25 - 34 Severe disability 35 - 50 Completely disabled 24 weeks.
Secondary Patient Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Physical Function For PROMIS measures, higher scores equals more of the concept being measured (more Physical Function). Thus a score of 60 is one standard deviation above the average referenced population. Specifically for PROMIS Physical function 50 indicates the reference population, therefore a score of 40 would be lower physical function. 24 weeks.
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