This research is funded by the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (NIHR 131638). The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.
| Chief Investigator: |
Dr Ed Roddy |
| Principal Investigator: |
Dr Linda Chesterton |
| Trials Manager: |
Dr Nicola Halliday |
| Study Co-ordinator: | |
| Funder name / reference number: | Arthritis Research UK, National Institute for Health Research (UK) (NIHR) |
| UKCRN Study portfolio: | ISRCTN12160508 |
| Year | 2015-2017 |
Study design
Four-arm multi-centre randomised pragmatic pilot and feasibility trial
This study will investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of individualised exercise or adjustable shoe insoles delivered by physiotherapists and podiatrists compared with self-management advice for patients with Plantar Heel Pain (PHP)
Primary objective
The aim of this study is to inform the robust design of a future, main, randomised controlled trial of advice, exercise and foot orthoses as interventions for adults with plantar heel pain (PHP) by comparing the success of three methods of recruiting patients to help us decide how many patients are needed for the future trials.
Establish how patients follow the different treatment prescriptions and ask them which they find convincing/satisfactory.
Interventions
Participants will be randomised to one of four intervention arms:
- Self-management advice
- Exercise and Self-Management advice
- Othoses and Self-Management advice
- Exercise, Orthotics and Self-Management Advice
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