Foot Muscle Strengthening Exercises for Pes Planovalgus
NCT ID: NCT06548750
Last Updated: 2025-08-13
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
32 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-09-02
2025-02-05
Brief Summary
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The lower extremity chain includes the foot, ankle, knee, and hip joints, with the feet acting as the base of support. However, due to their small size, maintaining balance can be challenging. Any small dynamic change in the foot, as the support base, can impact overall body posture. The foot arch, which can be pronated or supinated, affects proprioceptive input by altering joint movement, contact area, and muscle strategy for stability. Pes planovalgus, characterized by excessive subtalar pronation, lead to instability and hypermobility, requiring more neuromuscular control to maintain balance. As a result, flat feet can cause pathomechanical issues and compensatory actions in the lower extremity chain, affecting overall body balance.
The effectiveness of exercise interventions, particularly foot intrinsic muscle strengthening exercises, in increasing the medial longitudinal arch in individuals with pes planus has been investigated in numerous studies. It is widely accepted that both intrinsic and extrinsic muscle groups play a crucial role in the formation, maintenance, and enhancement of foot arches. However, there is a lack of studies specifically examining the effectiveness of exercises aimed at strengthening these muscles in children with pes planovalgus. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two corrective exercise programs focused on the improvement of the medial longitudinal arch in children with pes planovalgus: one incorporating routine intrinsic muscle exercises and the other combining them with extrinsic muscle exercises.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Intervention Group
Individuals with a diagnosis of pes planovalgus who underwent supervised exercise under the guidance of a physiotherapist for 8 weeks, 1 day a week.
Intrinsic and Ectrinsic Exercise
Intrinsic and extrinsic muscle strengthening exercises
Control Group
Individuals with a diagnosis of pes planovalgus who underwent supervised exercise under the guidance of a physiotherapist for 8 weeks, 1 day a week.
Intrinsic Exercise
Intrinsic muscle strengthening exercises
Interventions
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Intrinsic and Ectrinsic Exercise
Intrinsic and extrinsic muscle strengthening exercises
Intrinsic Exercise
Intrinsic muscle strengthening exercises
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Being between 4-7 years of age,
* Having a body mass index within normal limits
Exclusion Criteria
* Having leg length inequality
* Having any neurological, rheumatic, musculoskeletal, metabolic and connective tissue disease
* Having a history of pain, deformity or surgery related to the vertebral column and lower extremities
* Having a cognitive, mental or serious psychiatric disease
* Having been involved in any exercise program or sports activity in the last six months
4 Years
7 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Aysenur Erekdag
Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Deniz Tuncer, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Bezmialem Vakif University
Locations
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Bezmialem Vakif University
Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)
Countries
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References
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Huang C, Chen LY, Liao YH, Masodsai K, Lin YY. Effects of the Short-Foot Exercise on Foot Alignment and Muscle Hypertrophy in Flatfoot Individuals: A Meta-Analysis. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Sep 22;19(19):11994. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191911994.
Hara S, Kitano M, Kudo S. The effects of short foot exercises to treat flat foot deformity: A systematic review. J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2023;36(1):21-33. doi: 10.3233/BMR-210374.
Okamura K, Fukuda K, Oki S, Ono T, Tanaka S, Kanai S. Effects of plantar intrinsic foot muscle strengthening exercise on static and dynamic foot kinematics: A pilot randomized controlled single-blind trial in individuals with pes planus. Gait Posture. 2020 Jan;75:40-45. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2019.09.030. Epub 2019 Sep 29.
Pabon-Carrasco M, Castro-Mendez A, Vilar-Palomo S, Jimenez-Cebrian AM, Garcia-Paya I, Palomo-Toucedo IC. Randomized Clinical Trial: The Effect of Exercise of the Intrinsic Muscle on Foot Pronation. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Jul 7;17(13):4882. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17134882.
Haun C, Brown CN, Hannigan K, Johnson ST. The Effects of the Short Foot Exercise on Navicular Drop: A Critically Appraised Topic. J Sport Rehabil. 2020 May 8;30(1):152-157. doi: 10.1123/jsr.2019-0437.
Moon DC, Kim K, Lee SK. Immediate Effect of Short-foot Exercise on Dynamic Balance of Subjects with Excessively Pronated Feet. J Phys Ther Sci. 2014 Jan;26(1):117-9. doi: 10.1589/jpts.26.117. Epub 2014 Feb 6.
Tuncer D, Erekdag A, Senaran H, Uzer G. Intrinsic vs. combined foot muscle strengthening for pes planovalgus in children aged 4-7 years: a randomized controlled trial. Eur J Pediatr. 2025 Sep 25;184(10):636. doi: 10.1007/s00431-025-06480-3.
Other Identifiers
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DT2024-AE
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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