Sex Differences in Morton's Extension Application on Plantar Pressure Distribution in Different Foot Regions in Female and Male Patients Without Deformities: A Pre-Post Test Study

NCT ID: NCT06715904

Last Updated: 2025-03-06

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-02-28
• Study Completion Date: 2025-03-05

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to simulate the orthopedic treatment called Morton's extension on non-deformed patients to check the different effects producted by sex in footprint.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to perform an assimilation of the orthopedic treatment called morton extension on non-deformed patients to verify the difference effects due by sex on each metatarsal head and rearfoot on its static footprint, and plantar pressures variables in dynamic footprint.

Conditions

Healthy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Women

A Morton extension with a height of 5 mm was insert from the proximal area of the first metatarsal head to the base of the proximal phalanx of the Hallux.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Womens with Morton´s Extension

Intervention Type: OTHER

Morton extension application

Men

A Morton extension with a height of 5 mm was insert from the proximal area of the first metatarsal head to the base of the proximal phalanx of the Hallux.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Womens with Morton´s Extension

Intervention Type: OTHER

Morton extension application

Interventions

Womens with Morton´s Extension

Morton extension application

Intervention Type: OTHER

Other Intervention Names

Orthopaedics

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• no history of trauma to the foot;
• the presence of at least 10° of dorsiflexion at the ankle with the knee fully dorsiflexed;
• unrestricted motion of the functional subtalar joint of 30°;
• unrestricted motion along the longitudinal axis of the midtarsal joint of 15°;
• unrestricted nonweight-bearing motion of the first ray of at least 8 mm;
• greater than 50° of dorsiflexion of the hallux to the first metatarsal bisection during nonweight-bearing;
• age greater than 18 years and younger than 60 years;
• at the time of data collection, no lower limb dysfunction or chronic injury; and
• no evidence of a non-fixed deformity at first metatarsophalangeal and first metatarsal cuneiform joints.

Exclusion Criteria

• plantar corns and calluses,
• hallux valgus and lesser toe deformities,
• diabetes,
• any abnormality in the lower extremity that may affect gait.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 60 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidad Complutense de Madrid

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Mayuben Private Clinic

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

EVA MARIA MARTÍNEZ JIMENEZ

Head of Podiatry, Principal Investigator, and Physiotherapist.

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Anna Sanchez-Serena

Manresa, Barcelona, Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

20/235(B)-E

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id