Correlation Between Body Weight and Foot Progression Angle in Adolescents

Obesity is associated with functional decline , altered spatiotemporal gait parameters (e.g. lower gait speed, shorter strides, and increased step width), and a significantly higher metabolic cost of walking compared to people with normal body weight. Obesity also negatively affects balance control.This study will investigate foot progression angle in adolescents related to their weight and category classification based on the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) growth charts.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Obesity, Adolescent; Adolescent Development

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 200

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Egypt
  • Cairo, Egypt
    • AAA

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 13 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Two hundred healthy non-athletic children from both sexes will participate in this study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• All children have normal stature for age percentile according to CDC chart.
• The sample will include both sex and will be divided in to 4 groups according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) growth charts.
• All children are normal &perform all activities of daily living
• They were able to understand and follow verbal commands and instructions included in the testing procedures.

Exclusion criteria:

• All of them could be part of recreational activities in their public schools but no competitive sports. Children who participated in any regular sport activities involving the lower extremities will be excluded.
• None of them had any surgical intervention in the lower extremities.
• None of them had any history of musculoskeletal deformities or neuromuscular disorders.
• They had neither visual, auditory defect.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

4

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
obese; Children in this group will be obese category according to CDC chart which ranged from BMI-for-age > 95th percentiles
underweight; Children in this group will be underweight category according to CDC chart ranged from BMI-for-age < 5th percentiles
healthy; Children in this group will be healthy category according to CDC chart which ranged from BMI-for-age 5th to 85th percentiles
overweight; Children in this group will be overweight category according to CDC chart which ranged from BMI-for-age 85th to 95th percentiles

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
foot progression angle for healthy group	participants in healthy group will be assessed for foot progression angle (FPA). The FPA is defined as the angle made by the long axis of the foot from the heel to 2nd metatarsal and the line of progression of gait	assessed immediately after the procedure
foot progression angle for overweight group	participants in overweight group will be assessed for foot progression angle (FPA). The FPA is defined as the angle made by the long axis of the foot from the heel to 2nd metatarsal and the line of progression of gait.	assessed immediately after the procedure
foot progression angle for obese group	participants in obese group will be assessed for foot progression angle (FPA). The FPA is defined as the angle made by the long axis of the foot from the heel to 2nd metatarsal and the line of progression of gait.	assessed immediately after the procedure
foot progression angle for underweight group	participants in underweight group will be assessed for foot progression angle (FPA). The FPA is defined as the angle made by the long axis of the foot from the heel to 2nd metatarsal and the line of progression of gait.	assessed immediately after the procedure

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Delta University for Science and Technology

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): October 29, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 27, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): July 31, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 17, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 15, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): October 27, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 23, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 20, 2024
• Last Verified: January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Overnutrition; Nutrition Disorders; Overweight; Obesity; Pediatric Obesity; Body Weight
• Other Study ID Numbers: adolecents foot angles

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

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