Sensorimotor Technique on Navicular Drop in School Going Children

NCT07576504 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: REC/RCR&AHS/B45-178
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of the study is to determine effects of sensorimotor technique (SMT) program with short foot exercises on navicular drop and foot posture in school going children in both male and female students of age 7-12. The main question is to aim the answers are; Alternate Hypothesis: There is the effect of sensorimotor technique program with Short Foot Exercises on navicular drop and foot posture in school-going children. Null Hypothesis: There is no effect of the sensorimotor technique program with Short Foot Exercises on navicular drop and foot posture in school-going children. The intervention of sensorimotor technique will be used in children with navicular drop in school going children

Conditions

Pes Planus

Keywords

foot posture; navicular drop; sensorimotor technique; short foot exercises

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Improve foot posture

  Use sensorimotor technique + short foot exercise to improve foot posture by retraining your brain -foot connection.Do short foot barefoot on a textured surface to increase sensory input.Pull your arch up without curling toes or lifting heel/ball.Then hold that ''short foot'' while doing balance moves like single-leg stands.This teaches the small foot muscles to sense the ground and hold your arch automatically during walking and standing.

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Improve foot flexibility

  6 weeks

Study Arms (2)

short foot exercises

EXPERIMENTAL

Short Foot Contraction: Stand with feet flat on the ground. Attempt to bring the metatarsal head of foot toward your heel without curling toes (hold for 5s, 20 reps) Heel raises (3 sets, 30 sec) Toe curls (5s, 20 reps) (19)

Other: sensorimotor technique; Other: short foot exercise

sensori-motor techniques

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Single leg stance(4 sets, 30 secs) Tandem stand on fixed surface(4 sets, 30 sec) kicking the leg with different direction on fixed surface(4 sets, 10 rep) squats on fixed surface(4 set, 10 reps) Lunges on fixed surface (4 sets,10 reps) Jump on fixed surface (4 sets,10 reps) Lunges on unstable surface (4 sets, 10 reps) Jump on unstable surface (4 sets, 10 reps)

Other: sensorimotor technique

Interventions

sensorimotor technique OTHER

It's a method used in therapy ,rehab, and skill training where you deliberately activate sensory systems -touch , proprioception , balance , vision - to trigger better motor responses .

sensori-motor techniques; short foot exercises

short foot exercise OTHER

It's a foot -strengthening move where you shorten your foot by lifting the arch without curling your toes or lifting your heel /ball of the foot.You're basically engaging the small intrinsic muscles in your foot to create a dome under your arch.

short foot exercises

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children aged 7-12 years.
• Both male and female gender
• Children with flat foot
• Navicular drop (ND) \> 10 mm.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with developmental delays, sensory deficits, or uncorrected vision issues.
• History of foot or ankle surgery
• Pain in lower extremities
• BMI \> 25 kg/m²
• Severe foot deformities, hallux valgus, crow toe etc.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Riphah International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Riphah International University

Lahore, Punjab Province, 54570, Pakistan

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Mosca VS. Flexible flatfoot in children and adolescents. J Child Orthop. 2010 Apr;4(2):107-21. doi: 10.1007/s11832-010-0239-9. Epub 2010 Feb 18.

  PMID: 21455468 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Flatfoot

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

Study Officials

• Tahira makiya, MS-PT

  Riphah International University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Imran amjad, PhD

CONTACT

9233224390125; imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk

Muhammad Asif Javed, PhD*

CONTACT

+923224209422; a.javed@riphah.edu.pk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: the investigator is blind in complete process
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomized control trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2026
• First Posted: May 8, 2026
• Study Start: April 14, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 5, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 10, 2026
• Last Updated: May 8, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

PA (1)