The Effects of Different Types of Foot Orthosis in Adults With Compensatory Forefoot Varus
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04453787 |
Recruitment Status :
Terminated
(effected by the epidemic of COVID-19)
First Posted : July 1, 2020
Last Update Posted : October 5, 2022
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Forefoot varus is a type of foot deformities. It is asociate with subtalar joint hyperpronation, and cause too much stress over tissues around foot and lower leg during weight bearing activities.
One of the common interventions for forefoot varus is to use foot orthosis with medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the forefoot deformity. Forefoot varus has been considered as an osseus deformity and caused by insufficient talar torsion during development. However, recent studies have reported forefoot varus may not be an osseus deformity. They might be a result of soft tissue adaption. For example, subtalar joint hyperpronation and ankle equinus could lead to forefoot supination/compensatory forefoot varus, which could be mistaken for osseus forefoot varus after a long period of time. If compensatory forefoot varus is caused by soft tissue adaptions, these adaptions may have a chance to reverse.
Nowadays, orthoses which applying medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the deformity for forefoot varus deformity, and the other type orthoses which applying rearfoot medial wedge and arch support are both used in subject with forefoot varus deformity.
However, some colleges claims that using medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the deformity of forefoot varus, the deformity may be fixed after a long-term period. However, there were no studies compare the effect of arch support orthosis that with and without medial forefoot wedge.
Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Forefoot Varus Flat Feet | Other: Arch support orthoses with forefoot medial wedge Other: Arch support orthoses Other: Flat insole | Not Applicable |
Forefoot varus is a type of foot deformities. It is asociate with subtalar joint hyperpronation, and cause too much stress over tissues around foot and lower leg during weight bearing activities.
One of the common interventions for forefoot varus is to use foot orthosis with medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the forefoot deformity. Forefoot varus has been considered as an osseus deformity and caused by insufficient talar torsion during development. However, recent studies have reported forefoot varus may not be an osseus deformity. They might be a result of soft tissue adaption. For example, subtalar joint hyperpronation and ankle equinus could lead to forefoot supination/compensatory forefoot varus, which could be mistaken for osseus forefoot varus after a long period of time. If compensatory forefoot varus is caused by soft tissue adaptions, these adaptions may have a chance to reverse.
Nowadays, orthoses which applying medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the deformity for forefoot varus deformity, and the other type orthoses which applying rearfoot medial wedge and arch support are both used in subject with forefoot varus deformity.
However, some colleges claims that using medial forefoot wedge to accommodate the deformity of forefoot varus, the deformity may be fixed after a long-term period. However, there were no studies compare the effect of arch support orthosis that with and without medial forefoot wedge.
In consideration of few studies have been done for investigating the effects of different orthoses in subjects with flat foot combined forefoot varus. Thus, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of different foot orthoses designs on improving pain, muscle activity and displacement of center of pressure. We hypothesized that both orthoses will have the better effect on improving pain than placebo orthoses ,and muscle activity and displacement of center of pressure of arch support orthoses group will have change which close to normal foot.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 22 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | The Effects of Different Types of Foot Orthosis in Adults With Compensatory Forefoot Varus |
Actual Study Start Date : | October 5, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 30, 2022 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | September 30, 2022 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Arch support orthoses with forefoot medial wedge
The intervention of this group include orthoses with arch support and added forefoot medial wedge.
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Other: Arch support orthoses with forefoot medial wedge
The degree of forefoot wedge will be 3 degree. If needed, it could be adjusted. The subjects need to wear the orthoses for at least 30 hour per week during the experiment.
Other Name: Forefoot medial wedge |
Experimental: Arch support orthoses
The intervention of this group include orthoses with arch support.
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Other: Arch support orthoses
The arch support of the orthoses could be adjusted depends on the evaluation of subject. The subjects need to wear the orthoses for at least 30 hour per week during the experiment. |
Sham Comparator: Flat insole
This group will wear a flat insole. It is made from ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer with 4mm thickness. It only provide shock absorbtion.
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Other: Flat insole
The flat insole used as a placebo intervention. The shape of this insole is flat, and made by soft EVA. It only provide shock absorbtion without any support. The subjects need to wear the orthoses for at least 30 hour per week during the experiment. |
- Foot function index [ Time Frame: Baseline ]This questionnaire includes 23 questions. These questions are about how difficult or pain over foot when subjects doing some functional activities.
- Foot function index [ Time Frame: 6-week intervention ]This questionnaire includes 23 questions. These questions are about how difficult or pain over foot when subjects doing some functional activities.
- Pain visual analogue scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: Baseline ]The scale is from 0 to 10 points. Zero means no pain, and ten points means extremely painful over subject's foot or leg.
- Pain visual analogue scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: 6-week intervention ]The scale is from 0 to 10 points. Zero means no pain, and ten points means extremely painful over subject's foot or leg.
- Change From Baseline in Global Rating of Change Scale (GROC) [ Time Frame: change from baseline at 6 weeks later ]To measure improvements in a patient's condition. The minimum value is -7 and it means a very great deal worse. The maximum values is +7 and it means a very great deal better.
- Displacement of center of force of gait cycle (medial-lateral and anterior-posterior) [ Time Frame: Baseline and after 6-week intervention ]To determine the displacement of Cof during ambulation. We use F-Scan In-Shoe system to determine dynamic pressure, force and timing information. And to calculate the displacement of center of force of each gait cycle.
- Muscle activity of tibialis anterior muscle, peroneal longus and abductor hallucis brevis [ Time Frame: Baseline and after 6-week intervention ]Muscle activity during ambulation and single leg standing. We use electromyography to record muscle activity of tibialis anterior muscle, peroneal longus and abductor hallucis brevis.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years to 50 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Flexible flatfoot
- Angle of forefoot varus > 6 degree
- Feel leg or foot pain when walking or exercising, and pain visual analogue scale > 3 points
- The duration of wearing shoes > 30 he per week
Exclusion Criteria:
- Rigid flatfoot
- Leg length discrepancy > 1cm
- Angle of Hallux valgus > 20 degree
- With any nerve problem or disease
- Used to have trauma over lower limbs
- Had any severe joint deformity or osteoarthritis over lower limbs
- Had any acute injury (in two weeks and inflammation)
- Had wearing insole for 6 months
- Can't follow order
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04453787
Taiwan | |
National Yang Ming University | |
Taipei, Taiwan, 11221 |
Study Director: | Yi-Fen Shih, PhD | Department of Physical Therapy and Assistive Technology, National Yang-Ming University |
Responsible Party: | Yi-Fen Shih, Professor, National Yang Ming University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04453787 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
YM108087F |
First Posted: | July 1, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | October 5, 2022 |
Last Verified: | October 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Forefoot varus Forefoot medial wedge Flat foot Orthoses |
Flatfoot Metatarsus Varus Talipes Foot Deformities, Acquired Foot Deformities Musculoskeletal Diseases |
Foot Deformities, Congenital Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital Limb Deformities, Congenital Musculoskeletal Abnormalities Congenital Abnormalities |