Podiatry Intervention Versus Usual General Practitioner Care for Symptomatic Radiographic Osteoarthritis of the First Metatarsophalangeal Joint: A Randomized Clinical Feasibility Study.
Kade L PatersonRana S HinmanBen R MetcalfPenny K CampbellHylton B MenzDavid J HunterKim L BennellPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2021)
A clinical trial comparing a podiatry intervention to usual GP care for people with first MTP joint OA is feasible. Given the improvements in pain and function observed, a larger appropriately powered clinical trial is warranted to evaluate the superiority of one treatment approach over the other.