Plyometric Exercise With Obese Children

Flat Feet Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Plyometric Exercises Versus Flatfoot Corrective Exercises on Postural Control and Foot Posture in Obese Children With Flexible Flatfoot

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05026294
• Other study ID #: HAP-02-T-067- 452
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2020
• Est. completion date: May 13, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: Taif University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Obesity is one of the main factors that contribute to an acquired flat foot deformity which in turn impairs the balance strategies. The purpose of the current study was to compare the effect of plyometric exercises with flatfoot corrective exercise on balance, foot posture, and functional mobility in obese children with flexible flatfoot.

Description:

A sample of 47 male children participated in the current study. The participants were selected from different elementary schools in Taif, Saudi Arabia. Their age ranged from 7 to 11 years. the sample was randomly divided into 3 groups: the experimental group I, (EGI), the experimental group II, (EGII), and the control group (CG). The EGI received a plyometric exercise program. The EGII received the corrective exercises 2 sessions per week for 10 weeks. The control group did not perform any planned physical activities during the intervention period but continued in their routine physical activities. The Prokin system was used to assess the static balance, timed up and go test was used to assess functional mobility, and Navicular drop test was used to assess the degree of flatfoot deformity, prior to and after the intervention for all groups.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 47
• Est. completion date: May 13, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 7 Years to 11 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Body mass index percentile equal to or greater than the 95th percentile
• All had no previous history of strength or balance training or involvement in competitive sports emphasizing muscular strength or balance.
• All participants had balance deficiency and mobile flat foot.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous injury to the lower limb required medical care.
• Confounding conditions, such as a deformity of or surgery in the lower limb.
• visual impairment, or neuromuscular disorders.
• engagement in obesity treatment programs, three months prior to the study.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Flat Feet
• Flatfoot

Intervention

Other:
• plyometric exercises
Exercises for strength and flexibility
• Exercises for flat feet rehabilitation
Exercises for intrinsic muscles strength

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Saudi Arabia	College of Applied Medical Sciences	Taif	Mecca

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Taif University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Saudi Arabia, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Foot posture	condition of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot	10 weeks
Primary	Balance (measure 1)	Perimeter area (mm).	10 weeks
Primary	Balance (measure 2)	Ellipse area (mm2).	10 weeks
Primary	Balance (measure 3)	Standard backward-forward deviation.	10 weeks
Primary	Balance (measure 4)	Standard medial-lateral deviation.	10 weeks
Primary	Functional mobility	Timed up and go test	10 weeks