Goal: This study will be conducted to find out the effects of customized insole on foot alignment, body alignment, and balance ability of stroke patients. Recruitment: Total 20 participants will be recruited and will be divided into 2 groups: Intervention and control group with or without wearing foot insole for 6 weeks. Evaluation tool: 1. MediACE Scanner-MS320F will be used to evaluate foot alignment and will create customized insole. 2. Exbody 770 will be used to measure body alignment. 3. Timed up \& go test will be used to evaluate dynamic balance. Intervention: The intervention group will wear a customized insole during daily life for 6 weeks whereas the control group will not. Evaluation will be conducted 2 times before and after 6 weeks.
This study will recruit 20 stroke patients and will randomly assign them to the intervention group (n=10) and control group (n=10). After given the full description of the study, participants who will voluntarily agreed to participate will be included. This study involves producing customized insoles for participants to wear during daily activities for six weeks. The customized insoles will be produced using the MediAce Scanner-MS320F, which scans the participants' feet in a seated position. The participants in the intervention group will wear the produced insoles during daily activities. Their rehabilitation program will be continued apart from the insole wearing. The participants in the control group will wear their normal insoles during daily activities. Also, their rehabilitation program will be continues as same as the intervention group. Outcome measure will be conducted twice, pre- and post-intervention. It includes foot alignments and arch height using the MediACE Scanner-MS320F, body alignments using the Exbody 770, and balance ability using the Timed Up \& Go test.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
20
Participants will wear the produced customized insoles during daily activities and interventions for six weeks under the guidance of physical therapists working at Miso Hospital in Iksan City. As their continuation of their rehabilitation program, they will receive a conservative physiotherapy treatment five times a week for six weeks.
Wonkwang Health Science University
Iksan, Jeolla, South Korea
Foot alignment
Foot alignment will be measured with 3 parameters including medial longitudinal arch angle, transverse arch angle, and arch height. Measurement will be performed by MediACE Scanner-MS320F (Real Dimension Co., South Korea). Outcome measure will be done twice before and after 6 weeks' intervention period as below. The MediACE Scanner-MS320F analyzes anatomical information of the leg by applying a marker recognition algorithm to 15 bones and joints of the foot, measuring angles and heights of the medial longitudinal arch, transverse arch, medial malleolus, and navicular bone tuberosity.
Time frame: Outcome measure will be done twice before and after 6 weeks' intervention period.
Body alignment
Body alignment will be measured with 3 parameters including shoulder tilt angle, pelvic tilt angle, and knee tilt angle. Measurement will be conducted by Exbody 770 (Exbody Co., South Korea) before and after 6 weeks' intervention period as following procedure. The Exbody 770 identifies joints automatically with an infrared camera, examines musculoskeletal misalignment and imbalance, and visually confirms body alignment by displaying the condition of the cervical, lumbar, knee, and ankle joints in 3D from the front and side.
Time frame: Outcome measure will be done twice before and after 6 weeks' intervention period.
Timed Up & Go
The Timed Up \& Go test will be used to measure balance ability before and after 6 weeks' intervention period. Procedure description is as below. Participants, wearing comfortable shoes, rise from a chair with armrests, walk 3 meters, turn around, and sit back down, timed without assistance. The average of three trials will be used as their balance ability.
Time frame: Outcome measure will be done twice before and after 6 weeks' intervention period.
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