Foot orthoses for people with rheumatoid arthritis, involving quantitative and qualitative outcomes: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) involves changes to foot structure and function, and there is an association between RA and foot pain. This pain affects those patient's physical activity and experience of daily living. While there is clinical evidence for the value of foot orthoses (FO) on foot pain, there is a wide range of FO available and there is little evidence on the relative benefits of one orthoses type over another, especially in terms of their impact on physical activity and associated well-being. The aim of this study is to compare physical activity, general and foot health and foot health experiences in people with RA when wearing three different types of FO.

Methods and analysis

A randomised controlled trial with three arms will compare the effects of (1)

SUBMITTER: Ramos-Petersen L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7371219 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature