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Effects of Short Foot Exercise with Conventional Physiotherapy on Foot Posture, Balance and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients with Flatfoot : A Randomised Controlled Trial

Effects of Short Foot Exercise with Conventional Physiotherapy on Foot Posture, Balance and Function in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients with Flatfoot - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083708
Enrollment
32
Registered
2025-03-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M179- Osteoarthritis of knee, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Group A: Conventional exercises with Short Foot Exercises: Group A: Conventional exercises with Short Foot Exercises. the patients in this group will receive progressive resistance trai

Sponsors

Nikita Jayaprakash
Lead Sponsor
Dr Shellette D Almeida
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: INCLUSION CRITERIA: Patients with diagnosed case of grade 2 or grade 3 knee OA on Kellgren and Lawrence grading referred by orthopedic to physiotherapy department Overpronated foot with a navicular drop test score of more than 10mm VAS less than or equal to 7 Y Balance test composite score below 80% Foot posture index score above +5

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: EXCLUSION CRITERIA: Recent history of lower limb fractures Recent / past history of any kind surgery of lower limb History of ligament or meniscal injury, rheumatoid arthritis, deformities Visual or vestibular impairment Any neurological or vascular deficit affecting balance

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Foot posture index WOMAC scale Navicular drop testTimepoint: Patients will assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Y balance test Visual Analog Scale (VAS)Timepoint: Patients will assessed at baseline and after 4 weeks of intervention

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactNikita Jayaprakash

D Y Patil University, School of Physiotherapy, Nerul, Navi Mumbai

shellette.almeida@dypatil.edu8073899826

Outcome results

None listed

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