A randomized, controlled trial of commercially available canvas shoes was carried out in a rural area of Ethiopia. Subjects with deformed and anaesthetic feet, most with ulceration, were given either canvas shoes or plastazote/moulded shoes and followed up for one year. Seventy-five percent of subjects with ulcers who used canvas shoes had no ulcer at the end of the study, while no significant change was noted in the plastazote group. The durability and acceptability of the shoes were also examined. Clients in remote areas who have no access to an orthopaedic workshop, but who have anaesthetic feet, with or without deformity, should have access to canvas shoes with an MCR insole. Two pairs are needed per year at a cost of US$6.7 per pair.
BT - Leprosy review C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8885615?dopt=Abstract CN - SEBOKA1996 DA - 1996 Sep DO - 10.5935/0305-7518.19960022 IS - 3 J2 - Lepr Rev LA - eng N2 -A randomized, controlled trial of commercially available canvas shoes was carried out in a rural area of Ethiopia. Subjects with deformed and anaesthetic feet, most with ulceration, were given either canvas shoes or plastazote/moulded shoes and followed up for one year. Seventy-five percent of subjects with ulcers who used canvas shoes had no ulcer at the end of the study, while no significant change was noted in the plastazote group. The durability and acceptability of the shoes were also examined. Clients in remote areas who have no access to an orthopaedic workshop, but who have anaesthetic feet, with or without deformity, should have access to canvas shoes with an MCR insole. Two pairs are needed per year at a cost of US$6.7 per pair.
PY - 1996 SP - 208 EP - 16 T2 - Leprosy review TI - Cost-effective footwear for leprosy control programmes: a study in rural Ethiopia. UR - http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/1996/v67n3/pdf/v67n3a07.pdf VL - 67 SN - 0305-7518 ER -