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Efficacy of Corrective Rubber Insoles in Healthcare Professionals With Foot Overpronation

NCT07000838 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2025-06-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Foot hyperpronation is a common postural condition that can lead to pain, deformities (such as hallux valgus), and muscular issues. This problem is especially relevant among adults who spend long hours standing, such as healthcare workers. Custom-made foot orthoses with a medial wedge have proven effective in improving comfort and correcting certain biomechanical alterations, even in asymptomatic individuals.

The study described has two main objectives:

* to validate the Italian version of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ), already validated in English and Spanish, by assessing its reliability and reproducibility as a tool to measure foot health.
* through a pilot study, to analyze the effects of using specific professional footwear in healthcare workers with hyperpronation, evaluating perceived benefits in terms of pain reduction and postural improvement.

Conditions

  • Hyperpronation
  • Overpronation
  • Pes Planus

Interventions

DEVICE

Medially wedged ortheses

3 month long wear of medially wedged ortheses. Ortheses have to be worn for 6 to 8 hours daily during work shifts.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Milan

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-05-09
Primary Completion
2026-05-05
Completion
2026-09-18

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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