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Can strengthening core and foot muscles improve ankle movement in people with flat feet?

EFFECT OF CORE MUSCLE STRENGTHENING AND SHORT FOOT EXERCISES ON THE KINEMATICS OF ANKLE JOINT IN FLAT FOOT: A QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/05/087817
Enrollment
34
Registered
2025-05-28
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: CORE MUSCLE STRENGTHENING AND SHORT FOOT EXERCISES: Participants will be provided with the treatment alternative day-per-week treatments for 8 weeks for 40 minutes with 8 seconds hold o

Sponsors

Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy NITTE deemed to be univer
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Young adults with flat foot from NITTE Institute of Physiotherapy 2. Age 18-25 years old 3. Students have flat foot 4. Navicular drop test score exceeding 9mm 5. Foot posture index (FPI) score 6 to 12

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Having rigid flat foot 2. Participants reporting foot disorders (hallux valgus, hallux rigidus) 3. Participants with neurologic or orthopedic problems that can affect the lower extremity 4. Participants with a history of hip, ankle and knee surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To determine the joint kinematics in ankle and knee joint Gait-ON software in treadmill is used.Timepoint: Once the individual is included in the study, readings will be taken as baseline values (Pre) and after 8 weeks of treatment (Post).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
OHM 3000, a plantar pressure system Foot Posture IndexTimepoint: Once the individual is included in the study, readings will be taken as baseline values (Pre) and after 8 weeks of treatment (Post).

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVishal Parmar

NITTE Institute of Physiotherapy, NITTE (Deemed to be university)

saumyasri2000@nitte.edu.in9740244077

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026