Hamsrting Stretching on Dynamic Balance, Foot Posture and Function in Pronated Feet.

NCT07093879 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: P.T.REC/012/005455
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 28
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Foot pronation is a natural and essential movement that occurs during walking or running. It involves the inward rolling of the foot, allowing for effective shock absorption and weight distribution, Individuals with pronated feet have poorer standing postural control compared with individuals with normal feet. This may be due to the reduced stability within the foot joints. Static stretching (SS) has been shown to increase the joint ROM, improve performance, and prevent injury. The connection between the hamstring muscles and the intrinsic foot muscles is explained through their integration within the same myofascial pathway-the superficial back line.

Conditions

Pronation; Ankle

Keywords

Pronated Foot, DYNAMIC BALANCE, STATIC HAMSTRING STRETCHING

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• DYNamic balance

  The process that maintains the center of gravity within the body's support base

  6months

Study Arms (2)

GROUP A

EXPERIMENTAL

14 individuals will receive static hamstring stretching three treatment sessions per a week, short foot exercise (SFE), towel curl exercise (TCE), toe spread-out exercise (TSO) daily, tibialis posterior strengthening, gluteal muscles strengthening 3 times per week for 6 weeks.

Other: STATIC HAMSTRING STRETCH

GROUP B

OTHER

14 individuals will receive SFE, TCE, TSO daily, tibialis posterior strengthening, gluteal muscles strengthening 3 times per week for 6 weeks.

Other: STATIC HAMSTRING STRETCH

Interventions

STATIC HAMSTRING STRETCH OTHER

For the static stretching technique, individuals lay supine in a straight posture on the treatment table and relaxed. Then, the pelvis and thighs opposite to the lower limb to which the stretching technique was to be applied were tied with Velcro straps. With the knees extended, the foot in neutral position and the hip joint bent as much as possible within its range, the hip joints were bent more until the hamstring muscle was stretched with light, tolerable pain, and kept there for 30 seconds

GROUP A; GROUP B

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Individual's age ranged from 18-25 years old both genders. 2- Individuals had bilateral pronated feet posture according to the navicular drop test by Brody method .
• individuals had bilateral hamstring tightness assessed by active knee extension (AKE) test .
• Body Mass Index (BMI) 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. 6- fixed flat foot 7- Individuals with unilateral pronated foot. 8- Sleep disorders or chronic fatigue conditions (e.g., insomnia, chronic fatigue syndrome).
• Uncontrolled diabetes (especially with peripheral neuropathy). 10- Visual impairments (e.g., uncorrected vision problems, glaucoma, or macular degeneration).

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Cairo University: lead

Central Study Contacts

donia m sanad, BSC

CONTACT

00201111430160; donia.elalfy1@gmail.com

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: demonstrator at faculty of physical therapy kfs university

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 23, 2025
• First Posted: July 30, 2025
• Study Start: August 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 1, 2026
• Study Completion: April 1, 2026
• Last Updated: July 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07