A Repeated Measures Reliability Study that Assesses the Consistency of the Paediatric Flatfoot Proforma in identifying the foot type of students between the ages of 7-12.

A Repeated Measures Reliability Study that Assesses the Consistency of the Paediatric Flatfoot Proforma in identifying the foot type of students between the ages 7 - 12

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12613000609752

Enrollment

120

Registered

2013-05-28

Start date

2013-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Our study is to determine the reliability of the Paediatric Flatfoot Proforma assessment tool for differentiating pes planus sub types. We will be recruiting primary school children aged between 7-12. We will then determine whether they have a flat foot and then determine what sub type of flat foot they have. All of these measures will taken by 4th year podiatry students using an assessment tool titled the Paediatric Flat Foot Proforma.

Interventions

Students will be observed for presence of Paediatric flatfoot with use of the Foot Posture Index. The foot posture index is a measurement tool that uses 6 criteria (Talar Head palpation, Curves above and below the lateral malleoli, Inversion/Eversion of the Calcaneus, Bulge in the region of the TNJ, Congruence of the medial longitudinal arch, abd/adduction of the forefoot on rearfoot). The type of flatfoot (Typical Flexible flatfoot, Rigid Flatfoot, and Skewfoot)will then be determined using the Paediatric Flatfoot Proforma. The Proforma involves observations such as Medial arch height, Heel eversion, Heel Inversion with tip toe, Tibial and knee positions, Navicular Height, Resting Calcaneal Stance Position, Muscle tone, Ligament laxity as well as History taking. The Proforma will performed twice on each participant by four different raters. The second measurement will take place 2 weeks after the first measurement. The total time taken to perform the proforma on 1 participant by 1 rater will be approximately 5 minutes.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

7 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

-Primary School children aged between 7-12 -Foot Posture index score of greater than or equal to 6 bilaterally -Informed Consent from parents or guardians

Exclusion criteria

-Children over the age of twelve, and under the age of seven. - Congenital disorders that have a direct effect on the foot (eg. Talipes calcaneovalgus). - Previous surgery on the foot.

Outcome results