Trial reportClinical medicine & research2016
Comparison of Two Types of Insoles on Musculoskeletal Symptoms and Plantar Pressure Distribution in a Work Environment: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Trial report in Clinical medicine & research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04746755 (An Open-label, Single-centre, Parallel-group Clinical Investigation, to Evaluate the Effectiveness and In-use Tolerability of a Range of Four Orthotic Insoles on Target Areas of Pain in the Lower Body, Associated With Musculoskeletal Stress, Experienced by Those Who Spend Most of Their Working Day on Their Feet), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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An Open-label, Single-centre, Parallel-group Clinical Investigation, to Evaluate the Effectiveness and In-use Tolerability of a Range of Four Orthotic Insoles on Target Areas of Pain in the Lower Body, Associated With Musculoskeletal Stress, Experienced by Those Who Spend Most of Their Working Day on Their Feet
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Influence of Footwear on Foot Comfort of Workers Engaged in Prolonged Standing Occupations: A Systematic Review.Safety and health at work · 2026Review
- Clinical Evaluation of Novel Custom 3D-Printed Meshed-Silicone Orthotics Utilizing Standing Foot Scans and Dynamic Gait Data.Biomedical engineering and computational biology · 2025Article
- Pain Reduction in Patellofemoral Knee Patients During 3-Month Intervention with Biomechanical and Sensorimotor Foot Orthoses: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Study.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- What's the Impact of Safety Footwear on Workers Concerning Foot-Related Problems? A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The humanistic and economic burden of work-related musculoskeletal pain: a cross-sectional survey of workers in the United Kingdom.BMC research notes · 2023Article
- Assessing the Subjective Effectiveness of Sensorimotor Insoles (SMIs) in Reducing Pain: A Descriptive Multicenter Pilot Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Footwear comfort: a systematic search and narrative synthesis of the literature.Journal of foot and ankle research · 2021Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundThe aim of the present study was to assess plantar pressure distribution and musculoskeletal symptoms following the use of customized insoles among female assembly line workers.
methodsThe study included 29 female assembly line workers (age, 29.76 ± 5.79 years; weight, 63.79 ± 12.11 kg) with musculoskeletal symptoms who work predominantly while standing. The Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was administered to the study population. Plantar pressure was determined using a computerized plantar pressure feedback system. A control group (n=13) used ethylvinylacetate insoles (Podaly®) that were individually heat molded and heat glued. The intervention group (n=14) also used the insoles and a strip of the same material was added to the site of greatest plantar pressure as determined by the electronic feedback device. After five weeks, the plantar pressure data were collected again and the questionnaire was administered a second time.
resultsThere was no significant difference between groups with regard to pain in any anatomic site. However, within each group the lumbar region exhibited a reduction in symptoms in the intervention group (P<0.05), and the feet exhibited a reduction in symptoms in both groups (P<0.05). Mean plantar pressure increased and plantar surface decreased in the intervention group (P<0.05).
conclusionInsoles increased foot comfort in both groups. However, the added strip did not significantly modify either plantar pressure or other symptoms in female workers.
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