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The Effect of Foot Core Exercises or Foot Orthotics in Symptomatic Flexible Flatfoot

NCT05840965 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 48

Last updated 2025-02-19

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Summary

The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of a foot strengthening program (focused on the intrinsic foot muscles) on ankle and foot joint kinematics and kinetics (rearfoot, midfoot, and forefoot) in patients with symptomatic flexible flat feet. The investigators will also evaluate the effect on intrinsic muscle morphology, foot strength, pain and other symptoms. The investigators will compare to the standard conservative therapy, which is foot orthotic therapy.

Conditions

  • Flatfoot, Flexible

Interventions

OTHER

Foot muscle strengthening

A specific training program emphasizing the neuromuscular recruitment of the plantar intrinsic foot muscles. This will be colloquially referred to as the "Foot Core Strengthening Program". The exercises are: short foot exercise, toe spread out, first toe extension, second to fifth toe extension. Simultaneously, neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) will be provided, as 77% of healthy active people struggle performing contractions of the foot muscles.

OTHER

Foot orthotics

Custom-made foot orthotics

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • KU Leuven

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Deschamps, PhD, Pod · Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Research Group, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, KU Leuven

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-06-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-01
Completion
2024-12-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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