Status:

COMPLETED

Spine Biomechanics During Gait Following Lower Extremity Treatment in Different Patient Groups

Lead Sponsor:

University Children's Hospital Basel

Collaborating Sponsors:

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Conditions:

Leg Length Inequality

Cerebral Palsy

Eligibility:

All Genders

10-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Measuring spine dynamics is a necessity in order to better understand gait deviations throughout the whole body and to evaluate treatment effects on spinal movement during gait. However, the full body...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Leg length inequality patients:
  • Diagnosed structural leg length inequality (minimum 1% of body height)
  • Several different aetiologies (except neurological)
  • Able to walk a distance of minimum 50 meters without any assistive device

Exclusion

  • Leg length inequality due to neurological aetiology
  • Structural deformities of the spine
  • Obesity (\> 95th BMI-per-age percentile)
  • Injuries of the locomotor system which led to persistent deformities
  • Hemiplegic cerebral palsy patients:
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Diagnosed hemiplegic cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function Classification System for Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS): Levels I and II)
  • Able to walk a distance of minimum 50 meters barefoot and without any assistive device

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01803243

Start Date

July 1 2013

End Date

July 1 2018

Last Update

August 28 2018

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University Children's Hospital Basel

Basel, Switzerland, 4056