The effects of prolonged wear of textured shoe insoles on gait, foot sensation and proprioception in people with multiple sclerosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
| aut.researcher | Rome, Keith | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hatton, AL | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.author | Dixon, J | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.author | Rome, K | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.author | Brauer, S | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.author | Williams, K | en_NZ |
| dc.contributor.author | Kerr, G | en_NZ |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-22T04:32:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2016-04-22T04:32:25Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2016-04-22 | en_NZ |
| dc.date.issued | 2016-04-22 | en_NZ |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: Many people with multiple sclerosis experience problems with walking, which can make daily activities difficult and often leads to falls. Foot sensation plays an important role in keeping the body balanced whilst walking; however, people with multiple sclerosis often have poor sensation on the soles of their feet. Wearing a specially designed shoe insole, which enhances plantar sensory information, could help people with multiple sclerosis to walk better. This study will explore whether long-term wear of a textured insole can improve walking in people with multiple sclerosis. Methods: A prospective randomised controlled trial with two parallel groups will be conducted aiming to recruit 176 people with multiple sclerosis living in the community (Brisbane, Australia). Adults with a clinical diagnosis of multiple sclerosis, Disease Steps score 1–4, who are ambulant over 100 m and who meet specific inclusion criteria will be recruited. Participants will be randomised to a smooth control insole (n = 88) or textured insole (n = 88) group. The allocated insole will be worn for 12-weeks within participants’ own footwear, with self-report wear diaries and falls calendars being completed over this period. Blinded assessors will conduct two baseline assessments and one post-intervention assessment. Gait tasks will be completed barefoot, wearing standardised footwear only, and wearing standardised footwear with smooth and textured insoles. The primary outcome measure will be mediolateral base of support when walking over even and uneven surfaces. Secondary measures include spatiotemporal gait parameters (stride length, stride time variability, double-limb support time, velocity), gait kinematics (hip, knee, and ankle joint angles, toe clearance, trunk inclination, arm swing, mediolateral pelvis/head displacement), foot sensation (light touch-pressure, vibration, two-point discrimination) and proprioception (ankle joint position sense). Group allocation will be concealed and all analyses will be based on an intention-to-treat principle. Discussion: This study will explore the effects of wearing textured insoles over 12-weeks on gait, foot sensation and proprioception in people with multiple sclerosis. The study has the potential to identify a new, evidence-based footwear intervention which has the capacity to enhance mobility and independent living in people with multiple sclerosis. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Trials | en_NZ |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/s13063-016-1337-x | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10292/9738 | |
| dc.publisher | BioMed Central | |
| dc.rights | © 2016 Hatton et al. Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. | |
| dc.rights.accessrights | OpenAccess | en_NZ |
| dc.subject | Gait; Shoe insoles; Foot sensation; Proprioception; Multiple sclerosis | |
| dc.title | The effects of prolonged wear of textured shoe insoles on gait, foot sensation and proprioception in people with multiple sclerosis: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial | en_NZ |
| dc.type | Journal Article | |
| pubs.elements-id | 203042 | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Health & Environmental Science | |
| pubs.organisational-data | /AUT/Health & Environmental Science/Clinical Sciences |