Neuromuscular Study to Assess Foot Intrinsic Muscles

NCT ID: NCT03154853

Last Updated: 2017-05-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-04

Study Completion Date

2017-12-30

Brief Summary

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The purposes of these studies are to investigate:

Differences in abductor hallucis muscles'EMG activities during different postural tasks between individuals with normal foot alignment and functional flat foot. Differences in abductor hallucis muscles'H-reflex amplitudes between individuals with normal foot alignment and functional flat foot. Changes in abductor hallucis muscles'EMG activities during different postural tasks after a 3-week short foot exercises training regimen in individuals with functional flat foot. Changes in abductor hallucis muscles'H-reflex amplitudes after a 3-week short foot exercises training regimen in individuals with functional flat foot. hypotheses: Peak-to-peak amplitudes and ratios of abductor hallucis muscles and tibialis anterior muscles during different postural tasks were significantly lower in individual with functional flat foot when compared to those with normal foot alignments. H-reflex amplitudes of abductor hallucis muscles were significantly lower in individual with functional flat foot when compared to those with normal foot alignments. Changes of peak-to-peak amplitudes and ratios of abductor hallucis muscles and tibialis anterior muscles during different postural tasks were significantly different in individuals with functional flat foot after a 3-week short foot exercise training regimen. Changes of H-reflex amplitudes of abductor hallucis muscles were significantly different in individuals with functional flat foot after a 3-week short foot exercise training regimen

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Flexible Flatfoot

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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normal foot

no intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

functional flatfoot

Behavioral: short foot exercise

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: short foot exercise

Intervention Type OTHER

Behavioral: short foot exercise 30 repetitions per section (10 seconds for each contraction, 1 minute between sections), 3 times/ week, 3 weeks

Interventions

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Behavioral: short foot exercise

Behavioral: short foot exercise 30 repetitions per section (10 seconds for each contraction, 1 minute between sections), 3 times/ week, 3 weeks

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 20 and 45 years
* No ankle injury within the previous 6 months
* No diagnosed lower extremity injuries
* No ankle pain at the time of the study
* Foot posture index score: 0 to +5 for the normal foot (NF) group; +6 to +12 for the functional flat foot (FFF) group
* Navicular drop: 5-9 mm for the NF group; \> 10 mm for the FFF group

Exclusion Criteria

* Foot posture index score: \<0
* Navicular drop\< 5 mm
* Leg length discrepancy \> 1.5 cm
* Diagnosed severe scoliosis
* Neurological injuries over lower extremities
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jen Yu Chen

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy of National Taiwan University

Locations

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Taiwan

Central Contacts

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Jen Yu Chen, Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

+886-2-33668138

Facility Contacts

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Jen Yu Chen

Role: primary

0233668138

Other Identifiers

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201607074RINB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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