CompletedNot Applicable

The Effect of Foot Orthoses on the Braking Response Time

Austria42 participantsStarted 2013-06

Plain-language summary

Patients often seek advice from their treating doctor if they are able to drive with a foot orthosis after a first metatarsal osteotomy for symptomatic hallux valgus and/or after an additional forefoot surgery. This challenging question is of obvious importance for the patient and other road users. Previous studies already issued driving ability after different orthopedic procedures and with knee and ankle devices on the brake reaction time but missed to address the same for foot orthoses after hallux valgus or forefoot surgery. This missing evidence made us evaluate the influence of wearing a foot orthosis after a first metatarsal osteotomy or forefoot surgery on driving ability (brake response time; BRT). The overall time frame is about nine weeks; each appointment for BRT measurement takes about fifteen to twenty minutes. The first BRT measurement is one day before the foot surgery without a foot orthosis (normal shoe)and with the orthoses (control run) (1) at two days (2), two weeks (3), four weeks (4) and six weeks (5) after the operation with a HVS and a FRS and eight weeks postoperative without a foot orthoses (6).

Who can participate

Age range

18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * participants must have a valid driver´s license, * used the right foot exclusively for accelerating and braking, * free of any medical condition that could impair the ability to drive Exclusion Criteria: * taking medications that could affect reaction time (e.g. benzodiazepines and over-the-counter allergy and cold medications) * had a history of alcohol or drug abuse, * a central nervous system disorder such as epilepsy, * a metabolic disorder, * a psychiatric disorder, * musculoskeletal disease, * any visual acuity disorder (macular degeneration etc.; glasses allowed)

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What they're measuring

Brake response time after hallux valgus surgery with the investigated foot orthoses

Timeframe: July 2015 (The overall time frame is about nine weeks)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02354066

SponsorMedical University Innsbruck

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-08

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