Study of an Orthotic Designed to Equalize Leg Lengths for Patients With Injuries Managed in Walking Boots

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Conditions studied: Joint Pain, Trouble Balancing

In brief

Patients who undergo foot and ankle surgery are often made weight-bearing as tolerated (WBAT) in a controlled ankle movement (CAM) boot during their recovery and rehabilitation process. However, some patients may experience pain and discomfort while wearing the CAM boot. A possible cause for this pain is that the boot elevates the injured foot higher than the other foot in the normal shoe. This uneven walking plane can lead to an abnormal gait or walking pattern, and may potentially lead to pain. Our goal is the investigate if using a leg-length-evening orthotic can improve balance and/or decrease the development of pain in the legs and spine for patients who are WBAT in a CAM boot.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03848949

Run by

Rush University Medical Center

People needed

107

Starts

2018-07-16

Expected to finish

2019-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• must be weight bearing as tolerated and treated for at least 2 weeks in a controlled ankle movement boot.

You may not qualify if…

• unwilling to participate
• being treated for an Achilles tendon rupture (and therefore being treated in a controlled ankle boot with heel lifts)
• member of a special population

Where it is running

• Rush University Medical Center — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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