Plantar Pain, Balance and Foot Function in Individuals With Diabetes Mellitus

Suleyman Demirel University54 enrolled

Overview

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) and increase of body mass index (BMI) are two one of the most common risk factors for plantar pain and related disability. The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between plantar pain, balance and foot function in diabetic DM patients has with different BMI.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

balance testDIAGNOSTIC_TEST

balance test

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 35 YearsMax age: 64 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * having plantar pain * and no change in BMI by more than 10% for at least 3 months * being volunteer to participate to the study Exclusion Criteria: * having musculoskeletal surgery for foot * having neurological, orthopedic, and cardiovascular diseases * vision and hearing problems that may cause balance disorder

Locations (1)

Mehmet Duray

Isparta, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

the Portable Computerized Kinesthetic Equilibrium Device (SportKAT 550)

balance

Time frame: 6 months

Foot Function Index

Foot Function Index of 23 items, and evaluates the pain, disability and activity limitation. The each of the pain and insufficiency subscales consist of 9 items and the activity limitation subscale includes 5 items. Patients score their foot pain level with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) in various situations during the last 1 week. To calculate the scores of the index, the score of each item are summed, then divided by possible the maximum score can be obtained from the FFI. Higher scores indicate greater pain, disability and activity limitation level.

Time frame: 6 months

Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index

Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index consists of 4 subsections including 9 questions for inadequacy, 5 questions for pain, 3 questions for concern and 2 questions for difficulty. Each item is scored between 0-2. The total score is calculated by summing the scores from all items. Higher scores indicate worse health situation.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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