Pilates on Dynamic Balance in Flexible Flat Feet

NCT06539533 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005435
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 44
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Flexible flatfoot is one of the most common types of flatfeet. It has an arch that is present in open kinetic chain and lost in closed kinetic chain Balance is defined as the process that maintains the center of gravity within the body's support base. Pilates exercises is a whole body conditioning program which was initially used for managing low back pain and improving balance in elderly. Now-a-days it is used for posture correction and fitness training.

Conditions

Flexible Flatfoot

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• dynamic balance

  is the ability to remain standing and stable while performing movements or actions that require displacing or moving oneself. In this way, each time that we take a step in any direction, we will be testing this type of balance. And, of course, the ability to walk requires its continuous use. Balance check 636 device (Dr Wolff, Arnsberg, Germany)for assessment of dynamic balance in each subject individually

  6months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• quialty of life

  6months

Study Arms (2)

Group A (Experimental group):22 subjects

EXPERIMENTAL

22 subjects will receive Pilates training. twice a week for 5 consecutive weeks, with The duration of Pilates is 30 minutes. 10 repetitions for each exercise with 10 seconds of rest between each Pilates.And short feet exercises daily 3 minutes per time, for a total of five weeks

Other: pilates training

Group B (control group):22 subjects

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

22 subjects will receive short feet exercise daily 3 minutes per time for a total of five weeks.

Other: pilates training

Interventions

pilates training OTHER

The Pilates that will be used in this study are articulating bridge, Hundreds, Plank , rolls up, one leg stretch, lift leg supine.

Also known as: short feet exercises

Group A (Experimental group):22 subjects; Group B (control group):22 subjects

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 21 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Subject's age ranged from 18-21 years old
• Subjects had bilateral pronated feet posture according to the Navicular Drop Test by Brody method: normal feet (between five and nine mm of navicular drop), a pronated foot (more than 10 mm of navicular drop)
• Body Mass Index (MBI) ranged from 18.5 to 25 kg/ m2

You may not qualify if:

• Repeated lower extremity injuries as fractures or deformities. 2-History of surgery to the lower extremity. 3- Any neurological deficit affecting balance. 4-Any medication can affect the balance. 5- pregnant and breast feeding females

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Cairo, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Flatfoot

Interventions

Exercise Movement Techniques

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Talipes; Foot Deformities, Acquired; Foot Deformities; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Foot Deformities, Congenital; Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital; Limb Deformities, Congenital; Musculoskeletal Abnormalities; Congenital Abnormalities; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Physical Therapy Modalities; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: professor of physical therapy basic science departement

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2024
• First Posted: August 6, 2024
• Study Start: October 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2025
• Study Completion: May 1, 2025
• Last Updated: June 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)