Effects of Customized Foot Orthoses on Balance, Fall efficacy, Lower Extremity Kinematics and Kinetics in Older Adults with Asymptomatic Pronated Foot

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20230713009

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-13

Start date

2023-06-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Older adult with asymptomatic pronated foot Older adult Pronated foot Postural balance Walking kinematics and kinetics Fall efficacy

Interventions

The primary intervention in this study is customized foot orthosis (CFO), which is the arch of the foot and the rearfoot posting. It is a rigid foot orthosis with 3/4 individual foot length. CFO is ma

Experimental Device,No Intervention No treatment

Customized foot orthosis,Health education

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Being able to walk without assistive devices, 2. Having history of fall at least 1 time in past 1 year, 3. Having the FPI value ranging from +6 to +9 without foot pain, 4. Being able to step forward in lean and release test, 5. Having normal mental status using Thai Geriatric Depression Scale, 6. Having International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) - Short Form, in category II (medium active) or category III (highly active)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Leg length difference more than 1 cm, 2. Having body mass index (BMI) more than 30 kg/m2, 3. Highly pronated, normal, or highly supinated foot posture assessed by foot posture index, 4. Having a history of lower extremity fracture, 5. Having a history of lower extremity surgery, 6. Having a history of lower extremity joint arthritis and being treated for it, 7. Having a history of disease that causes numbness or loss of sensation, such as diabetes mellitus

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) baseline and after 6-week of intervention Score,Fall efficacy questionnaire baseline and after 6-week of intervention Score,Lower extremity kinematics during walking baseline and after 6-week of intervention Degree,Lower Lower extremity kinetics during walking baseline and after 6-week of intervention Nm/Kg,Center of mass displacement of reactive balance assessment baseline and after 6-week of intervention mm,Reaction time of reactive balance assessment baseline and after 6-week of intervention Second	—

Measure

Time frame

Mini-Balance Evaluation Systems Test (Mini-BESTest) baseline and after 6-week of intervention Score,Fall efficacy questionnaire baseline and after 6-week of intervention Score,Lower extremity kinematics during walking baseline and after 6-week of intervention Degree,Lower Lower extremity kinetics during walking baseline and after 6-week of intervention Nm/Kg,Center of mass displacement of reactive balance assessment baseline and after 6-week of intervention mm,Reaction time of reactive balance assessment baseline and after 6-week of intervention Second

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Walking speed baseline and after 6-week of intervention m/s	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactChatanun Chinpeerasathian

Chulalongkorn University

chinpeerasathian@gmail.com0851183257

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026