TY - JOUR
T1 - Footwear, foot orthoses and strengthening exercises for the non-surgical management of hallux valgus
T2 - protocol for a randomised pilot and feasibility trial
AU - Menz, Hylton B.
AU - Lim, Polly Q.
AU - Hurn, Sheree E.
AU - Mickle, Karen J.
AU - Buldt, Andrew K.
AU - Cotchett, Matthew P.
AU - Roddy, Edward
AU - Wluka, Anita E.
AU - Erbas, Bircan
AU - Munteanu, Shannon E.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study is funded by the La Trobe University Research Focus Area in Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Grant-ready Scheme. The footwear was provided at a discounted cost by Global Footcare (Coomera, Queensland, Australia) and the foot orthoses were donated by Foot Science International (Christchurch, New Zealand). The funders were not involved in the design of the study, in the writing of the protocol, or in the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
Funding Information:
HBM is currently a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Senior Research Fellow (ID: 1135995). We would like to acknowledge the support of Jeff Coombridge (Global Footcare, Coomera, Queensland, Australia) and Steve Lafferty (Foot Science International, Christchurch, New Zealand).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s).
PY - 2022/6/3
Y1 - 2022/6/3
N2 - Background: Hallux valgus is a common and disabling condition. This randomised pilot and feasibility trial aims to determine the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered parallel group randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifaceted non-surgical intervention for reducing pain associated with hallux valgus. Methods: Twenty-eight community-dwelling women with painful hallux valgus will be randomised to receive either a multifaceted, non-surgical intervention (footwear, foot orthoses, foot exercises, advice, and self-management) or advice and self-management alone. Outcome measures will be obtained at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 weeks. The primary outcome is feasibility, which will be evaluated according to demand, acceptability, adherence, adverse events, and retention rate. Limited efficacy testing will be conducted on secondary outcome measures including foot pain (the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire), foot muscle strength (hand-held dynamometry), general health-related quality of life (the Short Form-12), use of cointerventions, and participants’ perception of overall treatment effect. Biomechanical testing will be conducted at baseline to evaluate the immediate effects of the footwear/orthotic intervention on pressure beneath the foot and on the medial aspect of the first metatarsophalangeal joint and hallux. Discussion: This study will determine the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered randomised trial of footwear, foot orthoses, foot exercises, advice and self-management for relieving pain associated with hallux valgus and provide insights into potential mechanisms of effectiveness. Trial registration: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRN12621000645853).
AB - Background: Hallux valgus is a common and disabling condition. This randomised pilot and feasibility trial aims to determine the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered parallel group randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a multifaceted non-surgical intervention for reducing pain associated with hallux valgus. Methods: Twenty-eight community-dwelling women with painful hallux valgus will be randomised to receive either a multifaceted, non-surgical intervention (footwear, foot orthoses, foot exercises, advice, and self-management) or advice and self-management alone. Outcome measures will be obtained at baseline, 4, 8 and 12 weeks. The primary outcome is feasibility, which will be evaluated according to demand, acceptability, adherence, adverse events, and retention rate. Limited efficacy testing will be conducted on secondary outcome measures including foot pain (the Manchester-Oxford Foot Questionnaire), foot muscle strength (hand-held dynamometry), general health-related quality of life (the Short Form-12), use of cointerventions, and participants’ perception of overall treatment effect. Biomechanical testing will be conducted at baseline to evaluate the immediate effects of the footwear/orthotic intervention on pressure beneath the foot and on the medial aspect of the first metatarsophalangeal joint and hallux. Discussion: This study will determine the feasibility of conducting a fully-powered randomised trial of footwear, foot orthoses, foot exercises, advice and self-management for relieving pain associated with hallux valgus and provide insights into potential mechanisms of effectiveness. Trial registration: Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ACTRN12621000645853).
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U2 - 10.1186/s13047-022-00553-4
DO - 10.1186/s13047-022-00553-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 35655233
AN - SCOPUS:85131203404
SN - 1757-1146
VL - 15
JO - Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
JF - Journal of Foot and Ankle Research
IS - 1
M1 - 45
ER -