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Textured Insoles to Restore Sensorimotor Function in Patients With Plantar Fasciopathy

ConditionPlantar Fasciopathy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-55
SponsorJennifer Xu

About this trial

This study will evaluate the immediate effects of wearing textured insoles on gait, postural control, and sensorimotor function in adults with plantar fasciopathy. Researchers will compare functional performance while participants wear textured insoles to determine whether this intervention may improve stability, movement and future studies of longer-term treatment.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of plantar fasciopathy for at least 3 months

Able to walk continuously at a self-selected pace for at least 20 minutes

Able and willing to provide informed consent

Disqualifiers

Concomitant lower extremity injury (example fracture)

History of lower extremity injury within the previous 6 months

History of hip, knee, or ankle surgery involving bones, joints, ligaments, tendons, or cartilage.

Any condition other than plantar fasciopathy that affects balance or plantar cutaneous sensation.

Trial design

Design model

Crossover

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Textured Insole

    Other intervention

    A textured shoe insole designed to provide plantar sensory stimulation by increasing cutaneous input to the foot during standing and walking.

  • Smooth Insole

    Other intervention

    A smooth shoe insole without surface texture used as a control device for comparison with the textured insole.

Treatment groups

26 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Textured InsoleExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group B: Smooth InsoleSham comparator 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Postural Control

Postural control will be assessed while participants complete standardized balance testing under each study condition. Performance will be compared between the textured insole and smooth insole conditions to evaluate the acute effects of textured insoles on postural control.

Time frame
Baseline and immediately following completion of each intervention condition during the study visit

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in Gait Characteristics

Gait characteristics will be assessed during walking trials under each study condition and compared between the textured and smooth insole conditions.

Time frame
Baseline and immediately following completion of each intervention condition during the study visit.
2

Change in Plantar Sensation

Plantar sensation will be assessed with the Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments. The detection threshold will be the lightest weight monofilament (grams of force (gf)) that can be perceived by the participant. Lower values indicate better plantar sensation.

Time frame
Baseline and immediately following completion of each intervention condition during the study visit.
3

Change in Pressure-Pain Threshold

Pressure-pain threshold will be assessed with an algometer. The pressure-pain threshold will be measured in kg/cm2. Higher values indicate better pressure-pain threshold.

Time frame
Baseline and immediately following completion of each intervention condition during the study visit.

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Jennifer Xu

Lead sponsor

University of Kentucky

Sponsor institution

National Athletic Trainers' Association

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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