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High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy Combined With Foot Core Training for Pronated Foot
Led by National Taiwan University Hospital · Updated on 2025-03-18
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
52 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The objective of this trial is to assess the effects of high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy combined with foot core training targeting the intrinsic foot muscles on plantar load, static foot posture, intrinsic foot muscle morphology and intrinsic foot muscle activation in individuals with pronated foot. The main questions it aims to answer are: Question 1: To compare changes in plantar load following interventions of high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy combined with foot core training, high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy alone, and sham high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy combined with foot core training. Question 2: To compare changes in static foot posture, intrinsic foot muscle morphology, and intrinsic foot muscle activation following interventions of high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy combined with foot core training, high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy alone, and sham high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy combined with foot core training. Question 3: To assess the effects of each intervention on plantar load, static foot posture, intrinsic foot muscle morphology, and intrinsic foot muscle activation in individuals with pronated foot. Participants will undergo stimulation of their intrinsic foot muscles through high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy, and they will also be required to isometrically contract their intrinsic foot muscles during the designated exercise program. Researchers will assess the effects of high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy combined with foot core training by evaluating plantar load during walking, static foot posture, intrinsic foot muscle morphology and intrinsic foot muscle activation during walking.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
High-Intensity Focused Electromagnetic Therapy Combined With Foot Core Training for Pronated Foot
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 20 years or older
- Navicular drop test of 10 mm or more
- Foot Posture Index of 6 or higher
- Foot and ankle range of motion within normal limits
You will not qualify if you...
- Rigid flatfoot
- Any congenital deformity of lower extremity
- Leg length difference greater than 10 mm
- Lower extremity injuries or surgeries within past 6 months
- Neurological deficits
- Contraindications for high-intensity focused electromagnetic therapy such as pregnancy, unhealed wounds, implanted electronic devices, or metal implants
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
National Taiwan University Hospital
Taipei, Taiwan
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
Y
Yueh-Hsia Chen, PhD
CONTACT
Y
Yi-Guo Wang, BS
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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