NCT06482580

The Effect of Different Exercises on Lower Extremity Performance in Flexible Flatfoot

Comparison of Effect of Ankle Exercise in PNF Pattern and Clam Exercise on Lower Extremity Muscle Strengh and Performance in Adults With Flexible Flat Feet: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Active Not Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mustafa Kemal University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

In the study, the effects of two different strengthening exercises combined with short foot exercise on lower extremity functional performance and muscle strength will be examined and compared in adults aged 18-45 years with flexible flatfoot. This study was designed as an experimental, 3-arm, parallel group, double-blind randomized controlled study that included a 6-week intervention period.

Detailed description

Participants will be randomly divided into 3 different groups (control group, foot-ankle exercise group, hip exercise group). The control group will be instructed to perform only short foot exercise; the foot-ankle exercise group will be instructed to perform 3-dimensional foot-ankle extension exercise in proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) pattern in addition to short foot exercise; the hip exercise group will be instructed to perform hip abductor and external rotator muscle strengthening exercise (clam exercise) in addition to short foot exercise. Foot-ankle and hip exercises will be performed against resistance with the help of an elastic band, 3 days a week under the supervision of a physiotherapist and progression will be made by changing to a higher level of difficulty band color every 2 weeks. Short foot exercise will be performed every day of the week (3 days under the supervision of a physiotherapist; the rest of the days as a home exercise program) and will be progressed by changing position (sitting, standing, on one leg respectively) every 2 weeks. All exercises will be performed for 6 weeks. Assessments will be performed at the beginning and end of the exercises by another researcher blinded to group allocation. Isometric muscle strength of the intrinsic foot, four-way ankle circumference and hip abductor-external rotator muscles, endurance of the plantar flexors, forward jump and dynamic balance performance will be evaluated respectively.

Conditions

• Flexible Flatfoot

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	PNF exercise	Ankle and foot exercises practiced for 6 weeks.
OTHER	Clam exercise	Hip exercise practiced for 6 weeks.
OTHER	Short-foot exercise	Foot exercise practiced together for 6 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-04-30
• Primary completion: 2024-07-30
• Completion: 2024-09-30
• First posted: 2024-07-01
• Last updated: 2024-07-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)