The Balance Influence of Shoe Inserts on Motor Development Delayed Children

Chung Shan Medical University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Development Delay

Treatments: Device: Modified shoe inserts

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02644317

CS15103

Details and patient eligibility

About

Flatfoot, one of the most common foot problems experienced by preschool-aged children, characterized by the collapse of the foot's medial longitudinal arch. Children with motor developmental delay often have flatfoot, according to clinical observation, and research indicates that preschool age is the main stage of the medial longitudinal arch development period. There flatfoot symptoms due to poor arch shock effect, poor walking endurance, likely to cause gait problems while growing up. The lack of a stable foot structure to support and maintain posture may lead to delayed motor development. Early training intervention and help to balance stability is the main rehabilitation goal for motor developmental delayed children. With understanding of the foot development of motor development delayed children, proper intervention can be provided to improve the movement and stability of the lower limbs. The possible deformation of the foot structure and resultant pain in the future can also be prevented.

Full description

The investigators designed a prospective cohort study to long-time follow up of preschool aged children with delayed motor development and to establish standard data, including the foot shape, footprint and balance development. The investigators also discuss the influence of the shoe insert with balance and flatfoot correction. Flatfoot leads to poor gross motor balance and the balance improvement after flatfoot correction has never been studied. The investigators findings should provide direct evidence as a reference for clinical workers.

Enrollment: 100 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 36 to 83 months old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• preschool aged children with delayed motor development

Exclusion criteria

1. lower limb injury case in six months.
2. other neurological history such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, spina bifida to cause of developmental delay.
3. have been or are receiving insoles correction or treatment.
4. can not be completed with the instruction by foot measurement and balance measurement.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

with modified shoe inserts

Experimental group

Description:

wear the modified shoe inserts and shoes for balance test.

Treatment:

Device: Modified shoe inserts

without modified shoe inserts

No Intervention group

Description:

only wear the shoes for balance test.