CompletedNot Applicable

Diagnostic Modeling for Pedal Fat Pad Atrophy

United States20 participantsStarted 2016-01

Plain-language summary

The investigators hypothesize that there is a difference in plantar tissue thickness, plantar pressure, and pain score in patients diagnosed with plantar fat pad atrophy compared to healthy, foot-type matched controls. Results will be measured objectively using ultrasound for tissue thickness, optical pedobarograph for plantar pressure, and Manchester foot pain and disability index (MFPDI) for pain score. Furthermore, investigators predict that these results will help establish criteria for fad pad atrophy diagnosis in the clinic as well as determine which patients would receive greatest benefit from fat grafting to the foot.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Aged 18 years or older
✓. Patients without foot pain at the plantar surface of the foot near the head of the metatarsals
✓. 6 months post any surgical intervention to the foot
✓. Subjects must be determined by the PI or a Co-Investigator to not suffer from pedal pad atrophy

Exclusion criteria

✕. Age less than 18 years
✕. Inability to provide informed consent
✕. Feet with open ulcerations or osteomyelitis
✕. Diabetics: Type I and II
✕. Active infection anywhere in the body
✕. Diagnosed with cancer within the last 12 months and /or presently receiving chemotherapy or radiation treatment
✕. Pregnancy

What they're measuring

Plantar fat pad thickness

Timeframe: Screening

Plantar foot pressure

Timeframe: Screening

Pain score

Timeframe: Screening

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02679651

SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2020-01

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