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A trial to determine the reliability of the Supination Resistance Arch Blocks test for practitioners with varying levels of clinical experience.

A trial to determine the reliability of the Supination Resistance Arch Blocks test for practitioners with varying levels of clinical experience in healthy volunteers with no symptomatic rearfoot pathology.

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12613000567729
Enrollment
25
Registered
2013-05-20
Start date
2013-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to develop a new clinical tool to assist in the design of foot orthoses. This tool will be tested on both feet of each study participant by two different investigators and the results obtained will be compared. We will also be comparing the use of this tool to an established clinical test, the manual supination resistance test. At the end of the study, information on participant satisfaction will be collected.

Interventions

Supination Resistance Arch Blocks Test The participant is told to march on the spot before standing in relaxed calcaneal stance position (RCSP). The tester will perform the Supination Resistance Arch Blocks test as outlined: 1.Place the first ‘block’ attached with an overlying valgus pad underneath the marked navicular tuberosity of each foot. 2. Add additional blocks under the first block until the Neutral Calcaneal Stance Position (NCSP) of the foot is achieved. This is confirmed by using a

Supination Resistance Arch Blocks Test The participant is told to march on the spot before standing in relaxed calcaneal stance position (RCSP). The tester will perform the Supination Resistance Arch Blocks test as outlined: 1.Place the first ‘block’ attached with an overlying valgus pad underneath the marked navicular tuberosity of each foot. 2. Add additional blocks under the first block until the Neutral Calcaneal Stance Position (NCSP) of the foot is achieved. This is confirmed by using a tractograph to measure the angle between the posterior calcaneal bisection and a line that is perpendicular to the ground. 3. If the NCSP is not achieved, continue adding blocks until the NCSP is achieved. 4. Record the number of blocks required to correct the foot from RCSP to NCSP and the NCSP value of the foot after correction. The Supination Resistance Arch Blocks test will be performed on both feet of each participant and will take approximately 15 minutes. The test will then be repeated on each foot after a one hour interval by the same tester. Upon completion of the test, the participants will be immediately followed up on their level of satisfaction and any adverse events they may have experienced during the study.

Sponsors

Podiatric Medicine Unit, University of Western Australia
Lead SponsorUniversity

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Age 18 years and above 2. A Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.5 and 24.9 3. Be available on the allocated testing dates.

Exclusion criteria

1. A BMI lower than 18.5 or higher than 24.9. 2. Unable to provide informed consent. 3. Have symptomatic rearfoot pathology that will interfere with rearfoot motion. 4. Have an unsteady gait, marked instability or are immobile.

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026