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Evaluating the Effects of Foot Orthotics on Plantar Pressures in the Diabetic Population

NCT00240175 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2012-03-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Foot orthotics or shoe inserts are currently utilized as a common conservative treatment option for a wide variety of foot disorders. This treatment is used for both the relatively healthy active population and the more sedentary population with diabetes or peripheral vascular disease (dysvascular). However, there is limited objective scientific data documenting the actual benefits or effectiveness of either customized or over-the-counter foot orthoses. It is the aim of this study to determine the effects of three popular foot orthotics on plantar pressures in diabetic populations. If foot orthoses can be utilized as a preventive treatment option to reduce the risk for foot ulceration by redistributing plantar pressures, then orthoses would be a cost effective solution to a high cost (mental and fiscal) medical impairment.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

No Intervention

No Intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hope S Hacker, MD · The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
66 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-08-31
Primary Completion
2011-08-31
Completion
2011-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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