Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Foot Muscles Training and Foot Orthosis on the Medial Arch in Flatfoot Subjects
Lead Sponsor:
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Conditions:
Flexible Flatfoot
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Orthotic therapy or exercise therapy is the standard conservative treatment for flexible flat foot. Little is known about the effectiveness of their interaction on managing flatfoot. The study aims t...
Detailed Description
Study design: A parallel, active-control study design was used to conduct a single-blinded randomized controlled trial. Method: The toe rising test, the "too many toes" sign, and the navicular drop t...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Females and males aged between 18 and 36
- Bilateral symptomatic flexible flatfoot, with symptoms including foot pain and lower limb fatigue
- Participants must show positive physical examination findings, including a positive result for the "too many toes" sign, the navicular drop test, and the foot toe raising test (Carr et al., 2016). A positive result for the "too many toes" sign occurs when more toes can be seen on the lateral side of each foot due to external rotation and abduction of the feet, and the positive result for the toe rising test is the reconstruction of the medial longitudinal arch secondary to the tightness of the plantar fascia (Carr et al., 2016). A positive result for the navicular drop test is an arch height more than or equal to 10 mm(Aenumulapalli et al., 2017)
Exclusion
- An anatomical discrepancy in leg length
- Pathologic or neurologic disorders of the feet
- A history of traumatic foot injury or surgery within the last six months
- History of wearing foot orthoses within the past two years
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 27 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04480177
Start Date
October 27 2018
End Date
March 1 2020
Last Update
July 21 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dammam, Eastren, Saudi Arabia