Effects of Customized Foot Orthoses on Balance, Fall efficacy, Lower Extremity Kinematics and Kinetics in Older Adults with Asymptomatic Pronated Foot

Phase 3

• Conditions: Older adult with asymptomatic pronated foot; Older adult; Pronated foot; Walking kinematics and kinetics; Fall efficacy; Postural balance

• Registration Number: TCTR20230713009
• Lead Sponsor: Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-07-13
• Study Completion: 2023-12-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Being able to walk without assistive devices, 2. Having history of fall at least 1 time in past 1 year, 3. Having the FPI value ranging from +6 to +9 without foot pain, 4. Being able to step forward in lean and release test, 5. Having normal mental status using Thai Geriatric Depression Scale, 6. Having International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) - Short Form, in category II (medium active) or category III (highly active)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Leg length difference more than 1 cm, 2. Having body mass index (BMI) more than 30 kg/m2, 3. Highly pronated, normal, or highly supinated foot posture assessed by foot posture index, 4. Having a history of lower extremity fracture, 5. Having a history of lower extremity surgery, 6. Having a history of lower extremity joint arthritis and being treated for it, 7. Having a history of disease that causes numbness or loss of sensation, such as diabetes mellitus

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) baseline and after 6-week of intervention Score,Fall efficacy questionnaire baseline and after 6-week of intervention Score,Lower extremity kinematics during walking baseline and after 6-week of intervention Degree,Lower Lower extremity kinetics during walking baseline and after 6-week of intervention Nm/Kg,Center of mass displacement of reactive balance assessment baseline and after 6-week of intervention mm,Reaction time of reactive balance assessment baseline and after 6-week of intervention Second

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Walking speed baseline and after 6-week of intervention Second