Status:

COMPLETED

Muscle Activity With the Use of Ankle Foot Orthoses in Cerebral Palsy

Lead Sponsor:

University Children's Hospital Basel

Conditions:

Cerebral Palsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-18 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the change in muscle activity during gait with the use of ankle foot orthoses in children diagnosed with hemiplegic cerebral palsy.

Detailed Description

A small group of children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy is investigated by 3D instrumented gait analysis. Muscle activity is measured by surface electromyography (sEMG) of selected lower limb muscle ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • clinical diagnosis of spastic hemiplegic cerebral palsy
  • age between 8 and 18 years
  • must have an equinus barefoot gait pattern
  • must have a heel-toe gait pattern with ankle foot orthosis
  • no prior operations

Exclusion

  • no Botulinumtoxin treatment for at least 6 months prior to investigation

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2004

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

End Date :

April 1 2007

Estimated Enrollment :

24 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00462085

Start Date

September 1 2004

End Date

April 1 2007

Last Update

April 18 2007

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Laboratory for Movement Analysis

Basel, Canton of Basel-City, Switzerland, CH-4055

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