NCT04480177

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 to evaluate the effect of insoles and short foot exercise on the height and area of the medial longitudinal arch of flexible flatfoot participants as well as the force and pressure.

Trial Health

87
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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
30

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2018

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 27, 2018

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

March 1, 2020

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

March 1, 2020

Completed
4 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

July 2, 2020

Completed
19 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 21, 2020

Completed
Last Updated

July 21, 2020

Status Verified

July 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

July 2, 2020

Last Update Submit

July 16, 2020

Conditions

Flexible Flatfoot

Keywords

FlatfootInsoleShort-foot exerciseOrthotic

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The EMED (force-area-pressure)

    The feet plantar pressure was measured at baseline and at two-week intervals throughout the six-week intervention.

    6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Lower extremities functional scale, navicular drop test

    6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

insole group

OTHER

the control group receives insole only.

Device: foot insole

exercise group

EXPERIMENTAL

the experimental group receives exercise and insole.

Device: foot insoleOther: short foot exercise

Interventions

foot insoleDEVICE

the subject was instructed to wear foot insole for 8 hours.

exercise groupinsole group
short foot exerciseOTHER

the subject was instructed to perform exercise once a day 30 repetitions.

exercise group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 36 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • 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)

You may not qualify if:

  • 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

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Dammam, Eastren, Saudi Arabia

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Abdel-Fattah, M.M., Hassanin, M.M., Felembane, F.A., Nassaane, M.T., 2006. Flat foot among Saudi Arabian army recruits: prevalence and risk factors. East. Mediterr. Health J. Rev. Sante Mediterr. Orient. Al-Majallah Al-Sihhiyah Li-Sharq Al-Mutawassit 12, 211-217. Abousayed, M.M., Tartaglione, J.P., Rosenbaum, A.J., Dipreta, J.A., 2016. Classifications in Brief: Johnson and Strom Classification of Adult-acquired Flatfoot Deformity. Clin. Orthop. 474, 588-593. Aenumulapalli, A., Kulkarni, M.M., Gandotra, A.R., 2017. Prevalence of Flexible Flat Foot in Adults: A Cross-sectional Study. J. Clin. Diagn. Res. JCDR 11, AC17-AC20. Allen, M.K., Glasoe, W.M., 2000. Metrecom Measurement of Navicular Drop in Subjects with Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. J. Athl. Train. 35, 403-406. Alnahdi, A.H., Alrashid, G.I., Alkhaldi, H.A., Aldali, A.Z., 2016. Cross-cultural adaptation, validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the Lower Extremity Functional Scale. Disabil. Rehabil. 38, 897-904. Aminian, G., Safaeepour, Z., Farhoodi, M., Pezeshk, A.F., Saeedi, H., Majddoleslam, B., 2013. The effect of prefabricated and proprioceptive foot orthoses on plantar pressure distribution in patients with flexible flatfoot during walking. Prosthet. Orthot. Int. 37, 227-232. Banwell, H.A., Mackintosh, S., Thewlis, D., 2014. Foot orthoses for adults with flexible pes planus: a systematic review. J. Foot Ankle Res. 7, 23. Buldt, A.K., Forghany, S., Landorf, K.B., Levinger, P., Murley, G.S., Menz, H.B., 2018. Foot posture is associated with plantar pressure during gait: A comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet. Gait Posture 62, 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.03.005 Carr, J.B., Yang, S., Lather, L.A., 2016. Pediatric Pes Planus: A State-of-the-Art Review. Pediatrics 137, e20151230. Chen, Y.-C., Lou, S.-Z., Huang, C.-Y., Su, F.-C., 2010. Effects of foot orthoses on gait patterns of flat feet patients. Clin. Biomech. Bristol Avon 25, 265-270. Cheng, Y., Yang, H., Ni, L., Song, D., Zhang, H., 2015. Stress fracture of the distal fibula in flatfoot patients: case report. Int. J. Clin. Exp. Med. 8, 6303-6307. Chuter, V., Spink, M., Searle, A., Ho, A., 2014. The effectiveness of shoe insoles for the prevention and treatment of low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. BMC Musculoskelet. Disord. 15, 140. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-140 Daniels, T.R., Lau, J.T., Hearn, T.C., 1998. The effects of foot position and load on tibial nerve tension. Foot Ankle Int. 19, 73-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/107110079801900204 Dars, S., Uden, H., Kumar, S., Banwell, H.A., 2018. When, why and how foot orthoses (FOs) should be prescribed for children with flexible pes planus: a Delphi survey of podiatrists. PeerJ 6, e4667. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4667 Giacomozzi, C., 2010. Appropriateness of plantar pressure measurement devices: A comparative technical assessment. Gait Posture 32, 141-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2010.03.014 Hafer, J.F., Lenhoff, M.W., Song, J., Jordan, J.M., Hannan, M.T., Hillstrom, H.J., 2013. Reliability of plantar pressure platforms. Gait Posture 38, 544-548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.01.028 Hatfield, G.L., Cochrane, C.K., Takacs, J., Krowchuk, N.M., Chang, R., Hinman, R.S., Hunt, M.A., 2016. Knee and ankle biomechanics with lateral wedges with and without a custom arch support in those with medial knee osteoarthritis and flat feet. J. Orthop. Res. Off. Publ. Orthop. Res. Soc. 34, 1597-1605. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.23174 Hegedus, E.J., Cook, C., Fiander, C., Wright, A., 2010. Measures of arch height and their relationship to pain and dysfunction in people with lower limb impairments. Physiother. Res. Int. 15, 160-166. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.459 Hsieh, R.-L., Peng, H.-L., Lee, W.-C., 2018. Short-term effects of customized arch support insoles on symptomatic flexible flatfoot in children: A randomized controlled trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 97, e10655. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000010655 Huang, Y.-C., Wang, L.-Y., Wang, H.-C., Chang, K.-L., Leong, C.-P., 2004. The relationship between the flexible flatfoot and plantar fasciitis: ultrasonographic evaluation. Chang Gung Med. J. 27, 443-448. Imhauser, C.W., Abidi, N.A., Frankel, D.Z., Gavin, K., Siegler, S., 2002. Biomechanical evaluation of the efficacy of external stabilizers in the conservative treatment of acquired flatfoot deformity. Foot Ankle Int. 23, 727-737.

    BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Flatfoot

Interventions

Foot Orthoses

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

TalipesFoot Deformities, AcquiredFoot DeformitiesMusculoskeletal DiseasesFoot Deformities, CongenitalLower Extremity Deformities, CongenitalLimb Deformities, CongenitalMusculoskeletal AbnormalitiesCongenital AbnormalitiesCongenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Orthotic DevicesOrthopedic EquipmentSurgical EquipmentEquipment and Supplies

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
master student

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

July 2, 2020

First Posted

July 21, 2020

Study Start

October 27, 2018

Primary Completion

March 1, 2020

Study Completion

March 1, 2020

Last Updated

July 21, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

SA(1)