Study of Changes in the Feet With Pregnancy

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pregnancy

In brief

This research is being conducted to determine whether use of an arch-supporting insole during pregnancy prevents alterations in foot structure and lower limb rotational movements. The investigators hypothesize that the arch collapse during pregnancy will be significantly reduced in women randomized to use the supportive insole compared with women randomized to the control group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01868074

Run by

University of Iowa

People needed

72

Starts

2013-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 40. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Women in their first trimester of pregnancy
• Ages 18 and 40

You may not qualify if…

• lower limb joint or spinal surgery
• inflammatory joint or muscle problems such as rheumatoid or psoriatic arthritis
• diabetes
• collagen disorder such as Marfan Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Mixed Connective Tissue Disease, or Osteogenesis Imperfecta
• cannot walk without any assistance
• surgeries or have another medical condition that may affect their walking ability
• flat feet (absence of a longitudinal arch)
• inability to return for the follow-up visit 2 months after delivery

Where it is running

• University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States

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