Abstract:[Objective] To evaluate the preliminary outcome of manipulative correction combined with 3D printing customized insoles for flat feet in children. [Methods] From December 2020 to June 2022, 56 children with flat feet were treated with manipulative correction. After that, 31 children (62 feet) received 3D printing customized insole, while the remaining 25 children (50 feet) not used the insole accord- ing to the consequence of doctor-patient communication. The visual analogue scales (VAS) for comfort, stability and satisfaction, and AO- FAS score, as well as the Clarke angle (CA) , Staheli arch index (AI) , Chippaux-Smirak index (CSI) , arch area index were compared be- tween the two groups. [Results] The insole group proved significantly superior to the non-insole group in terms of VAS scores for comfort, sta- bility and satisfaction 12 and 18 weeks after treatment, and the AOFAS score 18 weeks after treatment (P<0.05) . Compared with those be- fore manual therapy, the CA, AI, CSI and arch area index significantly improved in both groups after therapy (P<0.05) , whereas which signif- icantly lost 18 weeks after treatment (P<0.05) . At 18 weeks after treatment, the insole group was significantly better than the non-insole group in term of arch area index (P<0.05) , but there were no significant differences in CA, AI and CSI between the two groups (P>0.05) . [Conclusion] The manipulative correction combined with 3D printing customized insoles might improve quality of lives in children who suf- fer from severe flat feet