To Evaluate the Efficiency and Results of Adding BFR to the Physical Therapy Program fo Managing Adolescents Presented With Spasmotic Flatfoot Deformities Compared to the Standard Physical Therapy Program Without BFR (BFR SFFD)

Assiut University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Flat Foot; Spastic

Treatments: Device: blood flow restriction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07343752

04-2025-300682

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to evaluate the efficiency and results of adding blood flow restriction (BFR) training to the physical therapy program for managing adolescents presented with spasmotic flatfoot deformities compared to the Standard physical therapy program without blood flow restriction.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents presented with idiopathic, rigid, spasmodic flatfeet.
• Age should be younger than 18 years old. 3- Patients who did not respond to initial medical treatment for three weeks.

Exclusion criteria

• generalised tarsal arthritis
• neurological disorder.
• secondary rigid flatfoot deformity
• patients who did not complete the follow up or evaluation protocol
• Patients who will refuse to participate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

BFR

Experimental group

Description:

Adding BFR to traditional low-intensity training.

Treatment:

Device: blood flow restriction

control

No Intervention group

Description:

traditional training