Status:

SUSPENDED

The Utilization of a Shoe Insert on Individuals With Unilateral Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome on Single Leg Stance, Biomechanics, and Pain Intensity

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Conditions:

Gluteus Medius Muscle Strength

Lateral Hip Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

We hypothesize that the addition of a unilateral neutral shoe insert combined with standard physical therapy (PT+SI) will have greater improvements in pain and function at 12 weeks and 6 months compar...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subjects with a history of unilateral hip pain lasting more than three months.
  • Subjects with a VAS pain score of at least 3/10 localized to the lateral hip.
  • Subjects with pain with palpation to lateral hip.
  • Subjects with pain with either resisted hip abduction in relative adduction testing position and/or single leg stance test

Exclusion

  • Subjects wearing custom foot orthoses at the time of recruitment.
  • Subjects who endorse current low back pain ≥ 3 on the NRS or lumbar radiculopathy
  • Subjects with a medical history of spinal or lower limb surgery in the past 6 months.
  • Subjects with a medical history of total joint replacement of hip, knee, or ankle on the symptomatic side
  • Subjects who have had a corticosteroid injection at the hip within the last 12 months;
  • Subjects demonstrating clinical signs and symptoms of intra-articular hip joint pathology with ≥ 3/10 groin pain including imaging confirmed significant labral tearing requiring surgery or osteoarthritis \> 2 (mild) on Kellgren-Lawrence score on radiographs.
  • Subjects previously diagnosed with systemic inflammatory conditions; active cancer/malignant tumors; or neurological conditions that would affect gait
  • Subjects who have had physical therapy within the past 3 months for hip pain
  • If subjects are unable to commit to 12 weeks of therapy with one supervised session weekly
  • Subjects who have the intention to perform treatments outside of this study including, but not limited to, dry needling or acupuncture, extracorporeal shockwave, therapeutic ultrasound, a TENEX procedure, medication injection therapies, platelet-rich plasma injections, stem cell injections, and surgery.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

36 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06891001

Start Date

December 1 2025

End Date

January 1 2028

Last Update

July 20 2025

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Mayo Clinic

Glendale, Arizona, United States, 85031