Frecklington M, et al. - To examine the efficacy of a footwear intervention on foot pain and disability in people with gout over 6 months, investigators assessed 94 candidates allocated randomly to either a control group (podiatric care and gout education) or footwear intervention group (podiatric care and gout education plus a commercially available athletic shoe). At 2 months, they observed improvements between groups in overall pain scores and foot impairment/disability scores supporting the footwear intervention (but not at 4 or 6 months). They observed suitable footwear intervention as the improvement was observed between groups in footwear fit, ease, and weight over 6 months. In candidates with gout, the addition of footwear to a foot care package did not improve foot pain.