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How Hip Muscles Strengthening Exercises help Improve Body Alignment in Students with Flatfeet

Effect of Hip Muscles Strengthening on Kinematic Parameters Among University Students with Flexible Flatfeet: An RCT - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/03/106232
Enrollment
54
Registered
2026-03-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Hip Muscles Strengthening Exercises with Intrinsic Muscles Strengthening Exercises: Hip muscles strengthening program focusing on the hip flexors, hip extensors and hip external rotator

Sponsors

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute for Persons with Physical Disabilities Divyangjan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: University students with asymptomatic bilateral flexible flatfeet (navicular drop more than 10 Nm) not associated with other deformities of the foot (hallux valgus, claw toes, etc.). Age: 18-25 Gender, both females and males Intact windlass mechanism BMI 18-26 Currently not receiving any other type of therapeutic intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Injuries related to lower limb or back in last 6 months (Fracture) Congenital deformities of lower limb Neurological disorders History of lower limb surgery. Leg length discrepancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Navicular drop test Hip muscles strength measurement Q angle measurement pelvic tilt measurement single leg stance test Lower quadrant Y Balance test Plantar pressure distributionTimepoint: 2 time points measured at baseline(before intervention) and after 4 weeks of intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Yashika Badolia PT

Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Institute For Persons With Physical Disabilities (Divyangjan)

roshan7leo@yahoo.com9811368079

Outcome results

None listed

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