Could a blood flow cuff boost flatfoot recovery in teens?
NCT ID NCT07343752
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding blood flow restriction (BFR) training to standard physical therapy helps teenagers with spasmodic flatfoot more than therapy alone. Forty teens under 18 with rigid, painful flatfeet that didn't improve with initial treatment will be randomly assigned to one of two groups. Researchers will measure pain, ankle motion, muscle strength, and overall foot function to see if BFR makes a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- blood flow restriction device
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a better way to treat painful flatfoot in teenagers without surgery or strong medications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 40 participants. The added benefit of blood flow restriction over standard therapy is unproven, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
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
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assiut University Hospital, Physical Therapy Unit
RECRUITINGAsyut, Egypt