Clinical Trial of the Effect of Functional Orthoses in Children With Flat Feet

NCT ID: NCT02633566

Last Updated: 2015-12-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

61 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-01-31

Study Completion Date

2014-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficay of functional plantar orthoses on flatfoot in children.

Detailed Description

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There's a considerable controversy regarding the effectiveness of plantar orthoses in the treatment of flexible flat foot, despite being the most widely used treatment. Several studies tried to investigate the correction of the deformity using plantar orthoses, but there are few studies with a control group of people, not enough to compare the effectiveness of the treatment.

A randomized, double-blind, parallel design clinical trial was conducted with two study groups. The sample consisted of 61 children, aged 3 and 4 years old, who were randomly assigned to each study group. One group (intervention group) received treatment with functional plantar orthotics, and the other group (control group) received treatment with placebo-type plantar orthotics, to use as a reference or comparison. Both groups were followed for a one-year period. Before delivering the treatment, all subjects underwent dorsoplantar radiography, repeated at the end of the treatment (after one year). Differences in the talus-calcaneus, tibionavicular and talus-first metatarsal angles were compared, pre and post-treatment of both study groups. Test analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was performed as a statistical test.

Conditions

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Flexible Flatfoot

Keywords

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Flatfoot orthoses children

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Functional plantar orthoses

Functional plantar orthoses in polypropylene with Medial Heel Skive technique

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Plantar orthoses

Intervention Type DEVICE

Placebo plantar orthoses

Plantar orthoses made in Ethil Vinyl Acetate (22ยบ Shore) without correction of the pronation

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Plantar orthoses

Intervention Type DEVICE

Interventions

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Plantar orthoses

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Flexible flatfoot

Exclusion Criteria

* Congenital Vertical talus
* Tarsal coalition
* Neuromuscular disease
* Ligamentous laxity
* Previous history of surgery on lower limb
* Previous orthotic treatment
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

4 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fresno, Raquel Lopez, M.D.

INDIV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Raquel Lopez Fresno

PhD Student (Podiatrist)

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Javier Pascual Huerta, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

References

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Evans AM, Rome K, Carroll M, Hawke F. Foot orthoses for treating paediatric flat feet. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 26;1(1):CD006311. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006311.pub4.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35080267 (View on PubMed)

Evans AM, Rome K, Carroll M, Hawke F. Foot orthoses for treating paediatric flat feet. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 14;1(1):CD006311. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006311.pub3.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35029841 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id