Sensorimotor Technique on Navicular Drop in School Going Children

Effects of Sensorimotor Technique With and Without Short Foot Exercises on Navicular Drop and Foot Posture in School Going Children.

The goal of the study is to determine effects of sensorimotor technique (SMT) program with short foot exercises on navicular drop and foot posture in school going children in both male and female students of age 7-12. The main question is to aim the answers are;

Alternate Hypothesis:

There is the effect of sensorimotor technique program with Short Foot Exercises on navicular drop and foot posture in school-going children.

Null Hypothesis:

There is no effect of the sensorimotor technique program with Short Foot Exercises on navicular drop and foot posture in school-going children. The intervention of sensorimotor technique will be used in children with navicular drop in school going children

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Pes Planus
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: sensorimotor technique; Other: short foot exercise

Detailed Description

Pes planus, commonly known as flat foot, is a frequently observed musculoskeletal condition characterized by the diminution or collapse of the medial longitudinal arch of the foot. It is typically associated with hind-foot valgus and forefoot abduction, which lead to altered load distribution and biomechanical misalignment during gait.

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effects of sensorimotor technique program with Short foot exercises on navicular drop and foot posture in school going children. An experimental study will be conducted including 22 flat foot children. The sample will be collected from Educators school Jinnah campus, Lahore. After selection according to the inclusion criteria, they will be randomly assigned to either experimental or control group. Baseline demographic will be gathered using a structured questionnaire, while navicular drop will be evaluated using navicular drop test and foot posture will be evaluated using foot posture index. Data collection will commence with an initial assessment when patients meet the inclusion criteria at the baseline level, followed by assessments after 3 weeks, and at the end of 6th week of intervention

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 22
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: IMRAN AMJAD, PhD; Phone Number: 9233224390125; Email: imran.amjad@riphah.edu.pk
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Muhammad Asif Javed, PhD*; Phone Number: +923224209422; Email: a.javed@riphah.edu.pk

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab Province
    • Lahore, Punjab Province, Pakistan, 54570
      • Recruiting
      • Riphah International University
      • Contact: Imran amjad, PhD; Phone Number: 9233224390125; Email: imranamjad@riphah.edu.pk
      • Contact: Muhammad Asif Javed, PhD*; Phone Number: +923224209422; Email: a.javed@riphah.edu.pk

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children aged 7-12 years.
• Both male and female gender
• Children with flat foot
• Navicular drop (ND) > 10 mm.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children with developmental delays, sensory deficits, or uncorrected vision issues.
• History of foot or ankle surgery
• Pain in lower extremities
• BMI > 25 kg/m²
• Severe foot deformities, hallux valgus, crow toe etc.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: short foot exercises; Short Foot Contraction: Stand with feet flat on the ground. Attempt to bring the metatarsal head of foot toward your heel without curling toes (hold for 5s, 20 reps) Heel raises (3 sets, 30 sec) Toe curls (5s, 20 reps) (19)	Other: sensorimotor technique; It's a method used in therapy ,rehab, and skill training where you deliberately activate sensory systems -touch , proprioception , balance , vision - to trigger better motor responses .; Other: short foot exercise; It's a foot -strengthening move where you shorten your foot by lifting the arch without curling your toes or lifting your heel /ball of the foot.You're basically engaging the small intrinsic muscles in your foot to create a dome under your arch.
Active Comparator: sensori-motor techniques; Single leg stance(4 sets, 30 secs) Tandem stand on fixed surface(4 sets, 30 sec) kicking the leg with different direction on fixed surface(4 sets, 10 rep) squats on fixed surface(4 set, 10 reps) Lunges on fixed surface (4 sets,10 reps) Jump on fixed surface (4 sets,10 reps) Lunges on unstable surface (4 sets, 10 reps) Jump on unstable surface (4 sets, 10 reps)	Other: sensorimotor technique; It's a method used in therapy ,rehab, and skill training where you deliberately activate sensory systems -touch , proprioception , balance , vision - to trigger better motor responses .

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Improve foot posture	Use sensorimotor technique + short foot exercise to improve foot posture by retraining your brain -foot connection.Do short foot barefoot on a textured surface to increase sensory input.Pull your arch up without curling toes or lifting heel/ball.Then hold that ''short foot'' while doing balance moves like single-leg stands.This teaches the small foot muscles to sense the ground and hold your arch automatically during walking and standing.	6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Improve foot flexibility	Improve foot flexibility by combining sensorimotor input with short foot exercise so your foot gains mobility and learns to control it.Do short foot on a textured surface to boost sensory feedback.Slowly lift and lower the arch instead of just holding, and add toe movements or roll a ball underfoot between sets.This helps joints move more freely while taining the small foot muscles to support the arch through that range.Result:better toe spread and midfoot mobility without losing stability.	6 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tahira makiya, MS-PT, Riphah International University

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Mosca VS. Flexible flatfoot in children and adolescents. J Child Orthop. 2010 Apr;4(2):107-21. doi: 10.1007/s11832-010-0239-9. Epub 2010 Feb 18.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 14, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 5, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): July 10, 2026

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): May 8, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 8, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 4, 2026
• Last Verified: May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: foot posture; navicular drop; sensorimotor technique; short foot exercises
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Talipes; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Musculoskeletal Abnormalities; Congenital Abnormalities; Lower Extremity Deformities, Congenital; Limb Deformities, Congenital; Foot Deformities; Foot Deformities, Acquired; Foot Deformities, Congenital; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Flatfoot
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC/RCR&AHS/B45-178

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