Plyometric Exercise With Obese Children

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

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Flat Feet
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: plyometric exercises; Other: Exercises for flat feet rehabilitation

Detailed 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.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 47
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Saudi Arabia
  • Mecca
    • Taif, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, 62552
      • College of Applied Medical Sciences

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 7 years to 11 years (CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Male

Description

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.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: SINGLE

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Experimental group I; The experimental group received plyometric training	Other: plyometric exercises; Exercises for strength and flexibility
EXPERIMENTAL: Experimental group II; The experimental group received flat feet rehabilitation training	Other: Exercises for flat feet rehabilitation; Exercises for intrinsic muscles strength
NO_INTERVENTION: Control group; The Control group didn't receive intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Taif University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Hatem Allam, A.professor, Taif University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): December 1, 2020
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): April 1, 2021
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): May 13, 2021

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 16, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 23, 2021
• First Posted (ACTUAL): August 30, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): August 30, 2021
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 23, 2021
• Last Verified: August 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Congenital Abnormalities; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Musculoskeletal Abnormalities; Limb Deformities, Congenital; Foot Deformities; Foot Deformities, Acquired; Foot Deformities, Congenital; Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital; Talipes; Flatfoot
• Other Study ID Numbers: HAP-02-T-067- 452

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No