EFFECTS OF LOWER EXTREMITY MUSCLE STRENGTHENING EXERCISE AND FOOT ORTHOSES ON MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL ARCH HEIGHT IN INDIVIDUALS WITH FLEXIBLE FLATFOOT (PHASE 2)

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: Healthy participants with bilateral flatfoot; Bilateral flatfoot; Flatfoot; Foot Orthoses; Medial longitudinal arch; Arch height; Navicular drop; Foot exercise; Hip exercise

• Registration Number: TCTR20221204001
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences (Physical Therapy)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

1. Male and female with age 18 to 39 years
2. Asymptomatic bilateral flexible flatfoot. Flatfoot is defined as the navicular drop test more than or equal to 10 millimeters
3. Body mass index in the range of 18.5 - 22.9 kg/m2
4. Ankle dorsiflexion range of motion at least 10 degrees

Exclusion Criteria

1. Undergone lower extremity surgery.
2. Has history of trauma or accidents in the lower extremities.
3. Lower extremity deformities: pes cavus, pes equinus, hallux valgus with greater angle than 15 degrees, or clubfoot.
4. have a sign of neurological deficit over the lower extremities.
5. female subjects if they pregnant.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
avicular drop test (NDT) Baseline, 4-week, 8-week NDT score, measuring with ruler

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Arch height index (AHI) Baseline, 4-week, 8-week Arch height index score, measuring from photo,Forefoot and rearfoot angle Baseline, 4-week, 8-week Degree measuring from photo,Static balance Baseline, 4-week, 8-week Pedoscan (foot plate), Dynamic balance Baseline, 4-week, 8-week Star excursion test (anteroposterior, mediolateral), Plantar foot pressure Baseline, 4-week, 8-week Pedoscan (foot plate)