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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03848949
Other study ID # ORA: 18012208-IRB02
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date July 16, 2018
Est. completion date December 1, 2019

Study information

Verified date May 2021
Source Rush University Medical Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Patients who undergo foot and ankle surgery are often made weight-bearing as tolerated (WBAT) in a controlled ankle movement (CAM) boot during their recovery and rehabilitation process. However, some patients may experience pain and discomfort while wearing the CAM boot. A possible cause for this pain is that the boot elevates the injured foot higher than the other foot in the normal shoe. This uneven walking plane can lead to an abnormal gait or walking pattern, and may potentially lead to pain. Our goal is the investigate if using a leg-length-evening orthotic can improve balance and/or decrease the development of pain in the legs and spine for patients who are WBAT in a CAM boot.


Description:

Patients with foot and ankle injuries are often made weight-bearing as tolerated (WBAT) in a controlled ankle movement (CAM) boot at some point during their recovery and rehabilitation period. While WBAT in a CAM boot, patients often experience an asymmetric gait associated with the effective leg length discrepancy between the booted extremity (longer) and the contralateral extremity with a regular shoe (shorter). This asymmetry may cause balance problems or place strain on the patient's joints resulting in back, knee, and hip pain. An orthotic has been designed that is added to the outside of a regular shoe in order to eliminate the effective leg length discrepancy between the booted extremity and the contralateral limb. Although this specific orthotic has not been studied, some proof of concept lies in studies that show that back pain can be managed with foot orthotics. The purpose of this study is to determine if using the leg-length-evening orthotic can improve balance and/or decrease the development of pain in the lower extremities and spine for patients who are WBAT in a CAM boot.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 107
Est. completion date December 1, 2019
Est. primary completion date October 10, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 64 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - must be weight bearing as tolerated and treated for at least 2 weeks in a controlled ankle movement boot. Exclusion Criteria: - unwilling to participate - being treated for an Achilles tendon rupture (and therefore being treated in a controlled ankle boot with heel lifts) - member of a special population

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Evenup
Orthotic which increases effective leg length.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Rush University Medical Center Chicago Illinois

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Rush University Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (4)

Cambron JA, Dexheimer JM, Duarte M, Freels S. Shoe Orthotics for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2017 Sep;98(9):1752-1762. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2017.03.028. Epub 2017 Apr 30. — View Citation

Ferrari R. Effect of customized foot orthotics in addition to usual care for the management of chronic low back pain following work-related low back injury. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2013 Jul-Aug;36(6):359-63. doi: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.06.002. Epub 2013 Jul 3. — View Citation

Ferrari R. Responsiveness of the short-form 36 and oswestry disability questionnaire in chronic nonspecific low back and lower limb pain treated with customized foot orthotics. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2007 Jul-Aug;30(6):456-8. — View Citation

White R, Schuren J, Wardlaw D, Diamandopoulos Z, Anderson R. Biomechanical assessment of gait in below-knee walking casts. Prosthet Orthot Int. 1999 Aug;23(2):142-51. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Patient Reported Balance Patient reported assessment of their balance while wearing the controlled ankle movement boot on a scale of 1 - 10 (higher values indicate better balance). 2 weeks
Primary Patient Reported Pain Patient reported assessment of joint pain while wearing the controlled ankle movement boot on scales of 1 - 10 (higher values indicate more pain). 2 weeks
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