Foot Posture and Balance in Children With Flexible Flatfeet: Effects of Mud-walk

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Conditions studied: Flexible Flatfoot

In brief

The study will be a quasi-experimental study with a pre-post study design. 37 children with bilateral flexible flatfeet of age 6-11 years will be recruited by non-probability convenience sampling with pre and post assessment. The navicular height, foot posture, balance and functional performance of lower limb will be assessed through Navicular Drop Test, Foot Posture Index-6, Pediatric Berg Balance Scale and Single Leg Hop Test respectively. All recruited children will receive intervention for 30 minutes a day for 3 days a week for total 6 weeks. The exercise program will include warm up phase, walk on mud and cool down phase. Data will be analyzed through SPSS version 27.0.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07244172

Run by

Riphah International University

People needed

37

Starts

2025-10-22

Expected to finish

2026-06-16

Last updated by the study team

2025-11-24

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Children with bilateral flexible flat feet
• Children aged 6-11 years
• Children who are not involved in any other trial
• FPI-6 score >6

You may not qualify if…

• Children with rigid flatfeet
• Prior foot or ankle surgery
• Pain in lower extremities
• Overweight or obese
• Any other foot deformities
• Any neurological or neuromuscular disorder

Where it is running

• Imran Amjad — Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan (enrolling)

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