Trial reportClinical rheumatology2016
Foot orthoses in the treatment of symptomatic midfoot osteoarthritis using clinical and biomechanical outcomes: a randomised feasibility study.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- A clinical practice guideline for the management of the foot and ankle in rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2024Guideline
- Efficacy of non-surgical interventions for midfoot osteoarthritis: a systematic review.Rheumatology international · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review and narrative synthesis of footwear and orthotic devices used in the management of ankle haemarthrosis and haemarthropathy in haemophilia.Haemophilia : the official journal of the World Federation of Hemophilia · 2022Pooled it
- A systematic review of randomised controlled trials assessing effectiveness of prosthetic and orthotic interventions.PloS one · 2018Pooled it
- To scan or not to scan? Comparing the effectiveness and cost differential of insoles manufactured from foam-box casts versus direct scans in treating musculoskeletal conditions of the foot and ankle: a double-blinded, randomised controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Trial
- Effects of customized insoles with medial wedges on lower extremity kinematics and ultrasonographic findings in plantar fasciitis persons.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Short-term effects of customized arch support insoles on symptomatic flexible flatfoot in children: A randomized controlled trial.Medicine · 2018Trial
- A protocol for a randomised controlled trial of prefabricated versus customised foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis: the FOCOS RA trial [Foot Orthoses - Customised v Off-the-Shelf in Rheumatoid Arthritis].Journal of foot and ankle research · 2018Trial
- Assessment and management of midfoot osteoarthritis by podiatrists in Australia: a cross-sectional survey of current practice.Rheumatology international · 2025Article
- Efficacy of arch contouring foot orthoses for midfoot osteoarthritis: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2024Article
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- Bone Marrow Lesions and Magnetic Resonance Imaging-Detected Structural Abnormalities in Patients With Midfoot Pain and Osteoarthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Arthritis care & research · 2023Article
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- Current and future advances in practice: mechanical foot pain.Rheumatology advances in practice · 2023Review
- Effects of insoles adapted in flip-flop sandals for persistent heel pain: a protocol for a sham-controlled randomised trial.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Do different multi-segment foot models detect the same changes in kinematics when wearing foot orthoses?Journal of foot and ankle research · 2022Article
- International Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis Consortium review and research agenda for diagnosis, epidemiology, burden, outcome assessment and treatment.Osteoarthritis and cartilage · 2022Review
- Clinical Assessment and Management of Foot and Ankle Osteoarthritis: A Review of Current Evidence and Focus on Pharmacological Treatment.Drugs & aging · 2019Review
- The efficacy of foot orthoses in individuals with patellofemoral osteoarthritis: a randomised feasibility trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2019Article
- Foot osteoarthritis: latest evidence and developments.Therapeutic advances in musculoskeletal disease · 2018Review
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Abstract
This randomised feasibility study aimed to examine the clinical and biomechanical effects of functional foot orthoses (FFOs) in the treatment of midfoot osteoarthritis (OA) and the feasibility of conducting a full randomised controlled trial. Participants with painful, radiographically confirmed midfoot OA were recruited and randomised to receive either FFOs or a sham control orthosis. Feasibility measures included recruitment and attrition rates, practicality of blinding and adherence rates. Clinical outcome measures were: change from baseline to 12 weeks for severity of pain (numerical rating scale), foot function (Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index) and patient global impression of change scale. To investigate the biomechanical effect of foot orthoses, in-shoe foot kinematics and plantar pressures were evaluated at 12 weeks. Of the 119 participants screened, 37 were randomised and 33 completed the study (FFO = 18, sham = 15). Compliance with foot orthoses and blinding of the intervention was achieved in three quarters of the group. Both groups reported improvements in pain, function and global impression of change; the FFO group reporting greater improvements compared to the sham group. The biomechanical outcomes indicated the FFO group inverted the hindfoot and increased midfoot maximum plantar force compared to the sham group. The present findings suggest FFOs worn over 12 weeks may provide detectable clinical and biomechanical benefits compared to sham orthoses. This feasibility study provides useful clinical, biomechanical and statistical information for the design and implementation of a definitive randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of FFOs in treating painful midfoot OA.
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