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Effect of Core Stability Exercises in Individuals With Bilateral Flexible Flat Foot

ConditionFlat Feet
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-40
SponsorCairo University

About this trial

There is a gap of literature about the role of core stability exercises on management of flexible flatfoot, as a result this study will take a deeper look on the effect of core stability exercises on navicular height, Arch height index, balance and disability function of ankle joint in individuals with bilateral flexible flat foot.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

40 Participants of both genders with bilateral flexible flatfoot.

Their age ranges from 18 to 39 years.

All Participants with a navicular drop (ND) greater than 10 mm.

Body mass index from 18.5-25 kg/m2

Disqualifiers

Traumatic condition of the lower limbs.

History of Fracture of the lower limbs.

previous orthopedic disorders or neurologic deficit of the lower limbs.

Previous surgery of the lower limbs.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Conventional

    Other intervention

    patients will receive conventional therapy that include 1. Short foot exercises 2. Towel-curl exercise 3. Heel raise exercise 4. Calf stretch

  • Experimental

    Other intervention

    Core stability exercises: The training programs will last 6 weeks and comprise 3 training sessions per week. Each training session lasted 30 min, starting with a brief, standardized warm-up program mainly consisting of low-intensity core strength exercises to prepare the neuromuscular system for the training loads and ending with a cool-down program (i.e., dynamic stretching). During the main part of training, research group will conduct the "big 3" exercises as described by McGill (Mcgill, 2001). These include the curl-up, side bridge, and quadruped position. In other words, every single training session consisted of frontal, dorsal, and lateral core exercises. Training intensity will be progressed and individually increased over the 6-week training program by modulating lever lengths, movement velocity

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Control groupActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: Study groupExperimental treatment 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Navicular height

Time frame
at enrollment and at the end of 6 weeks of treatment
2

Balance

Dynamic balance will be assessed by Biodex system

Time frame
at enrollment and at the end of 6 weeks of treatment

Secondary outcomes

1

Medial longitudinal arch height

Time frame
at enrollment and at the end of 6 weeks of treatment
2

Function of ankle joint

Function of ankle joint will be assessed by Arabic version of foot function index scale.

Time frame
at enrollment and at the end of 6 weeks of treatment

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Cairo University

Lead sponsor

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