Testing Custom Shoe Insoles for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Studies walking patterns in adults with rheumatoid arthritis to design better-fitting insoles.
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Registry title: Insole Optimization for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Key facts
- Where
- Saint-Etienne, FranceSee the site
Where in France
- Chu de Saint EtienneSaint-Etienne, FranceTaking people
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- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
- Trial code
- NCT07321340
- Record updated
- 5 June 2026
- Original description
Rheumatoid arthritis affects 0.5% of the population, often leading to foot deformities and pain that are difficult to treat. Management is based on controlling inflammation, adapting footwear and using custom-made insoles, all of which have proven effective. The aim of this research is to build a digital model of plantar pressures based on CT scans, in order to optimize orthopedic insoles. The study will analyze the gait of patients with and without standard insoles to identify mechanical criteria correlated with pain. The ultimate aim is to design optimized insoles, validated by a new gait analysis.Read full original descriptionShow less
Insole Optimization for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients - INORA - (Insole Optimization for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients)
Rheumatoid arthritis affects 0.5% of the population, often leading to foot deformities and pain that are difficult to treat. Management is based on controlling inflammation, adapting footwear and using custom-made insoles, all of which have proven effective. The aim of this research is to build a digital model of plantar pressures based on CT scans, in order to optimize orthopedic insoles. The study will analyze the gait of patients with and without standard insoles to identify mechanical criteria correlated with pain. The ultimate aim is to design optimized insoles, validated by a new gait analysis.
Inclusion: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis according to 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria; RA at low activity level according to DAS28≤3.2; Patient with mechanical forefoot involvement on walking and improved by foot orthoses.
Exclusion: Patients with neurological gait disorders that interfere with gait analysis; Patients with a contraindication to a bone scan; Exclude particularly protected persons:; Pregnant women, parturients, nursing mothers; Persons deprived of liberty, hospitalized without consent, hospitalized for purposes other than research; Minors.