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Enhancing Foot Health in School Children: A Study on Intrinsic and Extrinsic Foot Muscle Exercises and Their Impact on Plantar Arch Development and Balance

Effect of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Foot Muscles Exercise in School Children with Flat Feet: Implications for Foot Function, Development of planter arch and Balance - nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/11/060369
Enrollment
43
Registered
2023-11-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-12-19

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Intrinsic and extrinsic foot muscle exercise in school children with flatfeet: Intrinsic foot muscle exercises 1. Short foot exercise 2. Toe spread exercise 3. Hallux extension exerci

Sponsors

Prajapati Upasana Yogeshbhai
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Subjects with flexible flat feet 2.Age group of 7 years to 19 years 3.Subjects with bilateral flatfeet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Subjects with unilateral flatfeet 2.Subjects with any previous foot injury 3.Subjects with previous foot surgery 4.Subjects with any congenital deformity

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
foot posture indexTimepoint: At baseline day 1 & after 6 weeks intervention;sensamove balance systemTimepoint: At baseline day 1 & after 6 weeks intervention

Primary

MeasureTime frame
navicular drop testTimepoint: At baseline day 1 and after 6 weeks of intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amit Sharma

School of physiotherapy, R K University

amit.sharma@rku.ac.in9811281520

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026