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A clinical trial to study the effect of foot orthoses and foot exercises in managing lower back pain in patients with flat foot

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: M214- Flat foot [pes planus] (acquired)Health Condition 2: M545- Low back pain
Registration Number
CTRI/2023/03/050247
Lead Sponsor
Varun Kumar R
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with lower back pain aged 20-60 years having unilateral or bilateral Flexible Pes Planus(Diagnosed using a wet foot print impression method and great toe extension test to differentiate it from Rigid Pes Planus)

Exclusion Criteria

a.pregnancy

b.previous back or lower extremity surgery

c.Any form of Physical Therapy (excluding exercises that promote good health) to prevent possible overlapping effects within this study from possible earlier treatment)

e.Pathological cause of back pain screened through clinical Examination

1.Claudication distance( to rule out spinal stenosis and vascular insufficiency)

2.Any joint pain, swelling, joint line tenderness or warmth( to rule out arthritis)

3.Wake up several times during the night, severe stiffness in the back on waking up, history of inflammatory bowel disease( to rule out ankylosing spondylitis)

4.Positive Straight Leg Test ( to rule out herniated disc, prolapsed disc, spondylolisthesis)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
% of patients with 60 % or more improvement in Quebec Pain Disability ScaleTimepoint: At the time of recruitment, After 8 week interval
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Correlation between the talometatarsal angle(Determined using lateral x ray of foot) and the severity of pain on the Quebec Pain Disability ScaleTimepoint: At the time of recruitment
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