Rehabilitation Clinical Trial
Official title:
Impact of Plantar Orthosis on Postural Control and Gait in Individuals With Plantar Fasciopathy
Foot pain is common in the general population. Plantar fasciopathy may affect 7% of the population at some time in their lives, but the incidence increases with age. This plantar problem is characterized by severe pain under the foot (at plantar level), which can be very incapacitating and disabling. This can lead to absenteeism from work, particularly for employees working in a standing posture. Various therapeutic avenues can be used to reduce pain and improve functionality, such as physiotherapy, infiltrations and surgery. In this research project, the propose the use of a conservative approach through the use of foot orthoses, which appears to be effective in reducing pain. The aim of the study is thus to better understand the effect of foot orthoses on postural balance and walking in workers with plantar fasciopathy. Participants will be assessed at baseline and eight weeks later to observe measured changes and clinical improvements following orthotic wear. Balance and gait pattern will be assessed using technological tools that have been validated in this respect. Participants will also be asked about their pain intensity. The hypothesis is that wearing the orthosis will improve the participants' balance and walking abilities, as well as reduce the level or intensity of their pain. In addition, this study could have an impact on the rate of absenteeism from work from current context of labour shortages.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 40 |
Est. completion date | April 28, 2025 |
Est. primary completion date | December 30, 2024 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 20 Years to 65 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Present a history of pain under the heels for more than 3 months - Have a diagnosis of plantar fasciopathy - Pain of at least 3/10 under the heel - Have post-static dyskinesia - To be in the job market (adults between 20 and 65 years) Exclusion Criteria: - Severe systemic diseases - Red flags (e.g. tumors), - Musculoskeletal deformities affecting the lower limbs - Musculoskeletal surgery |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Canada | Rubens da Silva | Saguenay | Quebec |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Université du Québec à Chicoutimi |
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Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Postural control measures | The participants will perform two 30-second trials on a strength platform (model BIOMEC400), the following tasks: without muscular vibration, with bilateral Achilles tendon vibration (Techno® concept VibrasensTM, France) in bipodal posture, and a balance task in semi-tandem posture with eyes open and closed. The vibration frequency chosen for the regions (sural triceps) will be 80 Hz. Center of Pressure (CoP) metrics will be used as main outcome such as sway CoP velocity variable (cm/s). | baseline,immediate only for experimental group), and after 8 weeks. | |
Primary | Gait measures | The participants will be asked to walk at normal, slow and fast speeds on a GaitRite treadmill (GAI-TRite® Platinum Plus System 16' - 4.876 m, SN: Q209, CIR Systems Inc., Franklin, NJ, USA). Participants will perform each task twice.Main gait parameters will be used as main outcomes such as velocity in m/s. | baseline,immediate only for experimental group), and after 8 weeks. | |
Secondary | Ankle mobility and foot position measure | Ankle mobility will be measured using the Weight-Bearing Lunge Test will be used to assess foot positioning. | baseline and after 8 weeks. | |
Secondary | Lower Extremity Functional measure | The Lower Extremity Functional Scale(LEFS) questionnaire will be used to measure participants' level of functionality in the lower limbs. The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS) is a questionnaire containing 20 questions about a person's ability to perform everyday tasks. The LEFS can be used by clinicians as a measure of patients' initial function, ongoing progress and outcome, as well as to set functional goals. The LEFS can be used to evaluate the functional impairment of a patient with a disorder of one or both lower extremities. It can be used to monitor the patient over time and to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention. The columns on the scale are summed to get a total score. The maximum score is 80. he lower the score the greater the disability. The minimal detectable change is 9 scale points. | baseline and after 8 weeks. | |
Secondary | Pain measure by Foot function index | Foot Function Index will be used to measure foot pain and functionality. This index consists of 23 self-reported items divided into 3 subcategories: pain, disability and activity limitation. The patient has to score each question on a scale from 0 (no pain or difficulty) to 10 (worst pain imaginable or so difficult it requires help), that best describes their foot over the past week.
The activity limitation subcategory consists of 5 items and measures limitations in activities because of foot problems, such as staying in bed all day. Recorded on a visual analogue scale (VAS), scores range from 0 to 100 mm, with higher scores indicating worse pain. Both total and subcategory scores are calculated. |
baseline and after 8 weeks. | |
Secondary | Pain duration | In addition to sef-reported pain intensity and duration in number of months will calculated. | baseline and after 8 weeks. |
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