Effects of Textured Insoles and Exercise in Children With Joint Hypermobility

Gazi University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Child, Only; Textured Insoles; Joint Laxity; Exercise

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise+texture insoles; Behavioral: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06350240

KUzunAkkaya

Details and patient eligibility

About

Joint hypermobility is the condition that the joints have a greater range of motion than normal and can be observed frequently in children. In children with joint hypermobility, motor problems, tactile and proprioceptive sensory disorders can be observed. It is very important to support children with joint hypermobility with intervention programs that are rich in both motor and sensory aspects. The aim of this project is to create an exercise protocol rich in tactile, proprioceptive senses for children with joint hypermobility and to examine the effects of using textured insoles in addition to exercise on tactile sense, balance, foot load distribution and quality of life in children.

Full description

It was planned to include 40 children with joint hypermobility in the project. Children's joint hypermobility will be determined by the Beighton Score. Children will be divided into two groups. Children in both groups will be offered an exercise program consisting of home and park activities that will improve their motor and sensory aspects. Children in the intervention group will be asked to additionally use textured insoles. Before and after the study, children's plantar foot tactile sense, balance, foot load distribution and quality of life will be evaluated. Pre- and post-treatment values and change values in both groups will be compared with each other.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children with a Beighton score of 6 and above
• Being between the ages of 5-18
• Being cooperative in the assessments and treatment
• Having a body mass index between 18.5-24.9

Exclusion criteria

• Having had any surgery or trauma in the last 6 months
• Having any neurological, metabolic, rheumatological or chronic disease.
• Having a vestibular system problem
• Being diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
• Having foot wounds and anomalies that may affect sole sensation
• Having chronic pain.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise and use of textured insoles group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise+texture insoles